good thing they're quite cheap then. i won't mind throwing them about. still nice looking axes. my collection is a bit eclectic. i like users as well as antiques.
might strip the gunk off the wood hafts tho. wonder what kind of wood it is.
the vendor did have a fairly assorted batch of them. besides old tools, he also sells casting nets. hadn't seen them on epray b4.
edited:
the vendor just sent me another email. he says simply that
"the language is urdu"
this makes the 'afghani' description more likely. urdu is of course spoken in no. pakistan where a lot of arms are made for the afghanis.
hard to pin these down as they have a lot of wiggle room.