Indo-persian Axe?

CharlesS · 20th September 2005, 01:50 PM

Nice example. Indo-Persian, yes, but saying it's a "battle" or "combat" axe may be going a little far. Generally these are too light and the blades too thin to do much damage especially against armor. Usually the metal quality is also suspect. Combat examples are much bigger and heavier, generally with thicker axe heads.

These were essentially ceremonial, and were(and still are) favorites in Sikh martial parades.

Aqtai · 20th September 2005, 03:44 PM

Nice axe. For a tenner that is very good, I've never managed to get anything off ebay for that price.

20th September 2005, 01:50 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Nice example. Indo-Persian, yes, but saying it's a "battle" or "combat" axe may be going a little far. Generally these are too light and the blades too thin to do much damage especially against armor. Usually the metal quality is also suspect. Combat examples are much bigger and heavier, generally with thicker axe heads. These were essentially ceremonial, and were(and still are) favorites in Sikh martial parades.

20th September 2005, 03:44 PM	#2
Aqtai Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 222	Nice axe. For a tenner that is very good, I've never managed to get anything off ebay for that price.