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VANDOO · 13th January 2015, 07:45 PM

I SUSPECT THESE AXES HAVE VERY OLD ORIGINS, PERHAPS GOING BACK TO THE BRONZE AGE. THE OLD BRONZE AGE AXES WERE GENERALLY SMALL AND SOME VERY SIMILAR IN SHAPE. THE SHAFTS ARE NOT PRESENT ON BRONZE AGE AX HEADS SO IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF A AX LIKE THOSE BEING DISCUSSED WAS PRESENT IN THOSE TIMES.
THE COUNTRY AND LIFE STYLE WAS MUCH THE SAME THEN AS NOW SO SUCH A TOOL / WEAPON WOULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL AND LIKELY TO EVOLVE. THE BRONZE AGE FORMS (IF THERE WERE ANY) MAY HAVE BEEN MOUNTED DIFFERENTLY AND PERHAPS HAD NO SOCKET BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST AS EFFECTIVE AS THE LATER STEEL BLADES.
THIS SORT OF STAFF/AX HAS COUNTERPARTS IN QUITE A FEW COUNTRY'S WITH ROUGH TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS. JUST A BIT OF LOGIC AND CONJECTURE BUT PERHAPS A CLUE TO HISTORY'S WINDING TRAIL.

THE EARLIEST BRONZE AXES WERE SOLID AND SHAPED LIKE THE STONE CELTS THAT PREDATED THEM, I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE.
HERE ARE TWO PICTURES ONE OF 4 BRONZE AX SAID TO BE PERSIAN AND 2 AX ONE FROM LURISTAN. TWO PICTURES OF STEEL AX INDIA OR AFGHANISTAN FOR COMPARISON. ALL OF THESE AX HEADS LEND THEMSELVES FOR COMFORTABLE USE AS A WALKING STICK IF NEEDED.

13th January 2015, 07:45 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I SUSPECT THESE AXES HAVE VERY OLD ORIGINS, PERHAPS GOING BACK TO THE BRONZE AGE. THE OLD BRONZE AGE AXES WERE GENERALLY SMALL AND SOME VERY SIMILAR IN SHAPE. THE SHAFTS ARE NOT PRESENT ON BRONZE AGE AX HEADS SO IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF A AX LIKE THOSE BEING DISCUSSED WAS PRESENT IN THOSE TIMES. THE COUNTRY AND LIFE STYLE WAS MUCH THE SAME THEN AS NOW SO SUCH A TOOL / WEAPON WOULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL AND LIKELY TO EVOLVE. THE BRONZE AGE FORMS (IF THERE WERE ANY) MAY HAVE BEEN MOUNTED DIFFERENTLY AND PERHAPS HAD NO SOCKET BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST AS EFFECTIVE AS THE LATER STEEL BLADES. THIS SORT OF STAFF/AX HAS COUNTERPARTS IN QUITE A FEW COUNTRY'S WITH ROUGH TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS. JUST A BIT OF LOGIC AND CONJECTURE BUT PERHAPS A CLUE TO HISTORY'S WINDING TRAIL. THE EARLIEST BRONZE AXES WERE SOLID AND SHAPED LIKE THE STONE CELTS THAT PREDATED THEM, I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE. HERE ARE TWO PICTURES ONE OF 4 BRONZE AX SAID TO BE PERSIAN AND 2 AX ONE FROM LURISTAN. TWO PICTURES OF STEEL AX INDIA OR AFGHANISTAN FOR COMPARISON. ALL OF THESE AX HEADS LEND THEMSELVES FOR COMFORTABLE USE AS A WALKING STICK IF NEEDED. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 13th January 2015 at 08:07 PM.