Qajar period ? Axe with lion head hammer

[francantolin]

Originally Posted by ariel

I am wondering whether it might be ceremonial/parade rather than war axe.
The fighting ones had blades very thick close to the head and narrowing toward the edge: a "V" -like construction when the blade is viewed from above.
The thicker the basis of the blade ( to a reasonable degree) , the more powerful its splitting action.
In the book by James Douglas Gamble " Axes of war an power" there is a categorical statement : " If the blade was not V-shaped it was not war axe".
I am also somewhat perplexed by the decoration: pretty women and rabbits somehow do not associate with war ( in my mind).
Also: is the blade integral with the body of this axe? If it was attached to it by some means rather than being hammered together as a solid bloc, the mechanical integrity of the finished product would be compromised. What is your assessment of it?
Can you show the blade viewed from above?

Hello,
thank you all for your replies,
I agree, with all these engravings, it looks like a parade axe more than a battle model ( but I found on internet battle axes to sell with even more engravings...)

another parade model argument, the blade is not sharpened

but it is not a flat model as many indian deco model
and all seems made of one piece of steel, not assembled.
I'll put other pics.

[francantolin]

I forgot to mention the size: 19cm large for the axe blade ,
I think it would be 80cm overall or more , a large Qajar parade Tabar axe ?...

Sure not a fighting saddle axe
( even for a princess )

[francantolin]

certainly like these one with steel handle

[ihutch1]

Is this maybe another axe produced for exhibition, like those tabarzin which are speculated to have been made for the Paris World Exhibition? The style and crispness of the decoration reminds me of those.