My boarding axe...

junker · 9th March 2010, 07:58 PM

Hi broaaxe,
i think the left one from the three hanging axes ist a common german fire axe.
There are quite often here in germany on internet auctions.
But in fact a very interesting topic.
I looked in several books of mine and find less than 5 pictures of boarding axes.
If anyone is interested i will scan them and post it, when my scanner will work again.
regards
Dirk

broadaxe · 9th March 2010, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junker

Hi broaaxe,
i think the left one from the three hanging axes ist a common german fire axe.
There are quite often here in germany on internet auctions.
But in fact a very interesting topic.
I looked in several books of mine and find less than 5 pictures of boarding axes.
If anyone is interested i will scan them and post it, when my scanner will work again.
regards
Dirk

I think you are right. That axe was the very first item in my axe collection and looks pretty recent (= second half of the 20th century), having a light wood handle (want to say, not dark of patina and handling) and a modern-looking, original paint job. 1950-1960's-ish? The spike though, is intimidating, being of strong diamond cross section, rather the more common contemporary oblong one.

M ELEY · 10th March 2010, 07:48 AM

Well, I was unable to reach Tim again as I had done in the past, but I did manage to find the old link to the site. Unfortunately, Tim had a series of health problems coupled with financial woes and likewise, a nasty poster on his forum site wrecked havac with the threads. He really stuck it to many of the fakers on eBay selling foreign ice axes, newly made tomahawks and ground down tool axes as "real" antique pieces. Unfortunately, this earned him a lot of enemies and he closed down his site. Here is the archive-

http://tatcalite.tripod.com/id2.htm

junker · 12th March 2010, 08:07 PM

So finaly i made the pictures with my camera.
First drawing shoud be sweden around 1780
Second french 1800

M ELEY · 13th March 2010, 06:25 AM

Thanks, Dirk. You are a better picture-taker than I (proof being the axe pics that started this thread

). I'm curious about the title of that book you have. I hadn't seen this one yet. I like the entrebail (spelling!) with it's long haft. Pretty cool!

junker · 14th March 2010, 04:44 PM

The book named "Europäische Hieb- und Stichwaffen" by Müller/Kölling

broadaxe · 14th March 2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by junker

The book named "Europäische Hieb- und Stichwaffen" by Müller/Kölling

That's an excellent source, one of the very few which also deals with peasant weapons.

9th March 2010, 07:58 PM	#1
junker Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 140	fire axe Hi broaaxe, i think the left one from the three hanging axes ist a common german fire axe. There are quite often here in germany on internet auctions. But in fact a very interesting topic. I looked in several books of mine and find less than 5 pictures of boarding axes. If anyone is interested i will scan them and post it, when my scanner will work again. regards Dirk

10th March 2010, 07:48 AM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,204	Hurray! I found it! Well, I was unable to reach Tim again as I had done in the past, but I did manage to find the old link to the site. Unfortunately, Tim had a series of health problems coupled with financial woes and likewise, a nasty poster on his forum site wrecked havac with the threads. He really stuck it to many of the fakers on eBay selling foreign ice axes, newly made tomahawks and ground down tool axes as "real" antique pieces. Unfortunately, this earned him a lot of enemies and he closed down his site. Here is the archive- http://tatcalite.tripod.com/id2.htm

12th March 2010, 08:07 PM	#4
junker Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 140	pics So finaly i made the pictures with my camera. First drawing shoud be sweden around 1780 Second french 1800 Attached Images

14th March 2010, 04:44 PM	#6
junker Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 140	book The book named "Europäische Hieb- und Stichwaffen" by Müller/Kölling

13th March 2010, 06:25 AM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,204	Thanks, Dirk. You are a better picture-taker than I (proof being the axe pics that started this thread ). I'm curious about the title of that book you have. I hadn't seen this one yet. I like the entrebail (spelling!) with it's long haft. Pretty cool!