An Attractive and Vicious Indian Battle Axe / Show Us Your Indian Axes!

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Originally Posted by CharlesS

With the "tungi" I just couldn't help but wonder if the axe head was on backwards, but I suppose not.

The axe tungi axe head could have been made / mounted in a way that identified the individuals who used them as belonging to a particular tribe.

Here is another unusual example.

Burmese axe with curved head and fan shaped blade. The head cast and painted black and red. Octagonal head fits onto shaft with turned wooden handle,painted in bands of red, green, yellow and black. Tear-shaped terminal, 740 mm (Length). Given to the Field Marshal in Burma. Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire.