Indian axe?

Ian · 29th April 2016, 02:02 PM

Ariel, are you referring to Axes of War and Power by James Gamble (2002)? I think that book is out of print now.

Ian.

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Originally Posted by ariel

Somewhere I have a book called "Axes of Power" ( do not recall the name of the author).
According to it, the definitive sign of a fighting axe is the wedge head. Flat ones are always decorative.

ariel · 30th April 2016, 02:05 PM

Yup, that's the one. My wife rearranged my books, and I have to spend hours trying to find one...
They used to be in such easily understandable disarray... :-(((

broadaxe · 30th April 2016, 11:27 PM

It is a modern axe from India, the 'star' one and the 'sickle' one were advertised in pairs (sometimes described as 'Mongolian battle axes'), usually at the end pages of various magazines of the 1990's. Blades were highly polished carbon steel.

30th April 2016, 02:05 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Yup, that's the one. My wife rearranged my books, and I have to spend hours trying to find one... They used to be in such easily understandable disarray... :-(((

30th April 2016, 11:27 PM	#3
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	It is a modern axe from India, the 'star' one and the 'sickle' one were advertised in pairs (sometimes described as 'Mongolian battle axes'), usually at the end pages of various magazines of the 1990's. Blades were highly polished carbon steel.