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Originally Posted by fernando

Hi Michl,
Do you mean to say that German throwing axes were carried by Portuguese on their way to India as soon as in 1533 ?
Sorry for my blindness, but ... could you specify which attachment shows the 'conventional' one you mention ?
And, by conventional you mean an axe not combined with a firing system ?

Hi Nando,


The conventional type of German throwing axes had most probably been taken to, and known in, India by at least the 1520's. They may even have been copied and produced there in the 1530's.

I'm certain you have managed meanwhile to identify that 'conventional', usual type of axe re-attached below.


Best,
Michl