16th-17th Battle Axes From German and Swiss Armories

estcrh · 29th August 2014, 04:48 AM

Great information on European weapons as usual. I have had a question about a particular axe since I first saw it, the owner says that it is a "Frankish axe" oak shaft 31.5", axe head 6.5" x 4.75", overall length 33.5", 6 lbs, I have not had much luck finding a similar one, any chance that this is any were near a correct description or even a type of axe that would have been used in battle? Any help would be appreciated.

kronckew · 29th August 2014, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by estcrh

Great information on European weapons as usual. I have had a question about a particular axe since I first saw it, the owner says that it is a "Frankish axe" oak shaft 31.5", axe head 6.5" x 4.75", overall length 33.5", 6 lbs, I have not had much luck finding a similar one, any chance that this is any were near a correct description or even a type of axe that would have been used in battle? Any help would be appreciated.

first impression is that it looks more like a horseman's axe to me, persia/india. doesn't look frankish (french) to me. could be wrong tho.

are you sure it's 6 lbs. (2.7 kilos) seems a lot.

estcrh · 29th August 2014, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kronckew

first impression is that it looks more like a horseman's axe to me, persia/india. doesn't look frankish (french) to me. could be wrong tho.

are you sure it's 6 lbs. (2.7 kilos) seems a lot.

Thanks for the reply, I have to take the word of the owner about the weight, I have looked for other "Frankish" axe but can not find one that is verifiable, it does have a little similarity with some Indo-Persian axe I have seen but not enough to call it that in my opinion, I will keep looking.

kronckew · 29th August 2014, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by estcrh

Thanks for the reply, I have to take the word of the owner about the weight, I have looked for other "Frankish" axe but can not find one that is verifiable, it does have a little similarity with some Indo-Persian axe I have seen but not enough to call it that in my opinion, I will keep looking.

googleing, found this indo-persian one, 30" haft, reminds me of your posted one...

estcrh · 29th August 2014, 05:40 PM

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googleing, found this indo-persian one, 30" haft, reminds me of your posted one...

Thanks, I saw this one as well but the owner has no idea what it is either

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Could be Indo-Persian or Turkish. Possibly made for a boy?

drac2k · 29th August 2014, 01:58 PM

Thank you gentleman for the very useful information ;any ideas on the age,the origin ?
My guess would be one of German states or Austrian, 18th or early 19th century, but as stated, this would only be a guess.

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estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,492	Great information on European weapons as usual. I have had a question about a particular axe since I first saw it, the owner says that it is a "Frankish axe" oak shaft 31.5", axe head 6.5" x 4.75", overall length 33.5", 6 lbs, I have not had much luck finding a similar one, any chance that this is any were near a correct description or even a type of axe that would have been used in battle? Any help would be appreciated. Attached Images

29th August 2014, 01:58 PM	#6
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Thank you gentleman for the very useful information ;any ideas on the age,the origin ? My guess would be one of German states or Austrian, 18th or early 19th century, but as stated, this would only be a guess.