Unusual Damascened Inlay Ax

kronckew · 27th November 2020, 11:10 PM

Yup, Affie markets are full of them.

David R · 27th November 2020, 11:46 PM

Turkoman, when genuine.

David R · 28th November 2020, 09:59 PM

Sorry to be so short in posting. I bought one of these from a dealers table some years ago, some of the others there were really poorly made, I got the good one. Later I took it to Leeds Armoury Museum where we all had a look and then went through the library there to see what we could find.
There it was in one of the books on Islamic Arms, Turkoman battleaxe and a well known type. I have no doubt that the type crosses borders in that area....
I have also seen one (possibly mine even after I sold it on) listed as a 15thC Gothic battle axe at an OMG value.

27th November 2020, 11:10 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Yup, Affie markets are full of them.

27th November 2020, 11:46 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,134	Turkoman, when genuine.

28th November 2020, 09:59 PM	#3
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,134	Sorry to be so short in posting. I bought one of these from a dealers table some years ago, some of the others there were really poorly made, I got the good one. Later I took it to Leeds Armoury Museum where we all had a look and then went through the library there to see what we could find. There it was in one of the books on Islamic Arms, Turkoman battleaxe and a well known type. I have no doubt that the type crosses borders in that area.... I have also seen one (possibly mine even after I sold it on) listed as a 15thC Gothic battle axe at an OMG value.