Interesting Axe-Type

[awdaniec666]

Hello everybody.

I´d like to present an interesting type of axe to you which seems to be a bit neglected in literature, at least from what I have found.

Depending on source these are Polish, Balkan, Ottoman or Russian.

Lokking at the painting and the excerpt from that Panoplium I´m not sure whether these depict the same style of axe, but maybe it´s a hint.

I welcome any comment and observation.

[kronckew]

Cool axe, there are Luristan bronze axes like that. I'm guessing the tilt is to aid in penetration.

[Victrix]

Looks like Hungarian fokos. They originate from shepherd’s axes, perhaps with avar origins. See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd%27s_axe

With their wooden handle they may not look too dangerous but I watched some awesome videos with Hungarians fencing with a sabre in one hand and fokos in the other, moving in a constant swirling motion. The fokos was used to divert the opponents cuts and hook the blade. It looked fierce! Sadly I didn’t manage to find the video again.