A group of axes

kronckew · 1st March 2013, 06:43 PM

yes, it's really a ciupaga, didn't think y'all would know that distinction. from the latter half of last century. the ciupaga has the distinctive shaped head & decorated haft. (my granny was from the area)

(Slovak: valaška, Hungarian: fokos, Polish: depending on region - ciupaga, rabanica, uobuszek, cekanka, Czech: valaška, Romanian: baltag, Ukrainian: бартка, топірець)

so is this one.

this is a proper fokos from budapest, hungary:

the fokos is more utilitarian. this one has a pattern welded head.

the same smith also made the head for the small poll axe in this view: it has an inserted damascus edge. i decided it would be happier as a camp axe/tomahawk rather than a fokos.

and a HC steel fokos/warhammer head i'm currently hafting. i designed it, he made it.

the greenish one has a small bronze axe head, from the balkans.

anyway, also known in english as a 'shepherd's axe'

1st March 2013, 06:43 PM	#22
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	yes, it's really a ciupaga, didn't think y'all would know that distinction. from the latter half of last century. the ciupaga has the distinctive shaped head & decorated haft. (my granny was from the area) (Slovak: valaška, Hungarian: fokos, Polish: depending on region - ciupaga, rabanica, uobuszek, cekanka, Czech: valaška, Romanian: baltag, Ukrainian: бартка, топірець) so is this one. this is a proper fokos from budapest, hungary: the fokos is more utilitarian. this one has a pattern welded head. the same smith also made the head for the small poll axe in this view: it has an inserted damascus edge. i decided it would be happier as a camp axe/tomahawk rather than a fokos. and a HC steel fokos/warhammer head i'm currently hafting. i designed it, he made it. the greenish one has a small bronze axe head, from the balkans. anyway, also known in english as a 'shepherd's axe' Last edited by kronckew; 1st March 2013 at 08:00 PM.