Unusual Damascened Inlay Ax

castellum aquilonis · 27th November 2020, 10:02 AM

Hi,
I just got this piece from an older collection of different edged weapons and wonder about the origin.
Thank you for your help !
:-)

Richard G · 27th November 2020, 03:36 PM

Depending on size - possibly a Musandam Jerz?
Regards
Richard

kronckew · 27th November 2020, 04:10 PM

Jerz are quite small. See mine below for scale. Note the Jerz are minipoll-axes! Yours doesn't have a poll opposite the blade.

If it's a full-sized axe, could be afghani, like the tabarzin axe head below my jerz. Popular with returning soldiers from that war zone. Shame about the crack in the socket, tho that could just be an artefact of constructing a wrap around socket, popular in Indo-Persian axes.

castellum aquilonis · 27th November 2020, 08:04 PM

https://www.catawiki.com/l/19650859-...d-hidden-spear

kronckew · 28th November 2020, 12:10 AM

Yup, Affie markets are full of them.

David R · 28th November 2020, 12:46 AM

Turkoman, when genuine.

David R · 28th November 2020, 10:59 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, 10:02 AM	#1
castellum aquilonis Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 48	Unusual Damascened Inlay Ax Hi, I just got this piece from an older collection of different edged weapons and wonder about the origin. Thank you for your help ! :-) Attached Images

27th November 2020, 04:10 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Jerz are quite small. See mine below for scale. Note the Jerz are minipoll-axes! Yours doesn't have a poll opposite the blade. If it's a full-sized axe, could be afghani, like the tabarzin axe head below my jerz. Popular with returning soldiers from that war zone. Shame about the crack in the socket, tho that could just be an artefact of constructing a wrap around socket, popular in Indo-Persian axes. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 27th November 2020 at 04:32 PM.

27th November 2020, 08:04 PM	#4
castellum aquilonis Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 48	https://www.catawiki.com/l/19650859-...d-hidden-spear Attached Images

27th November 2020, 03:36 PM	#2
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 415	Depending on size - possibly a Musandam Jerz? Regards Richard

28th November 2020, 12:10 AM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Yup, Affie markets are full of them.

28th November 2020, 12:46 AM	#6
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,135	Turkoman, when genuine.

28th November 2020, 10:59 PM	#7
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,135	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.