Indian??? axe

Henk · 11th June 2005, 07:40 PM

Tim,

I wouldn't be surprised if the mace and this axe came from Africa. You never know how someone got this stuff together. In this party were also two koummya's present. And I agree with you that the hammering on the blade is rather primitive.

Henk · 15th June 2005, 04:08 PM

Bringing this one up again. I hope someone will have look at it too.

Jens Nordlunde · 15th June 2005, 04:55 PM

This axe gives me an Indian feel - but don't ask me to give an explanation why. It could very well me an village made Indian axe - but it could also come from a lot of other places - like India

Rick · 15th June 2005, 05:04 PM

This axe strikes me (no pun intended) as more of a tool than a weapon .
It is in some ways quite similar to an earlier style of axe used in the West for shingling .

Bill · 15th June 2005, 06:56 PM

the handel may be too long for a tool, no wear signs as a tool would be constantly used, don't think a tool would get the decoration either.

Battara · 15th June 2005, 09:00 PM

It looks more like an award axe, but not Indo-persian.

And Rick, thank you - you are a punny guy after all.

tom hyle · 16th June 2005, 09:44 AM

It looks like a tool to me, too; heavy and plain with a flat hammer poll. I don't know if I can expand on this in a meaningful way or where it comes from, but I don't know that that is the original handle. The handle is of round cross-section? This is seen in some regions (already mentioned, I think; India and Africa). The method of attachment is unusualy for Africa. Most traditional African axes are tanged, and most European style axes I've seen copied in Africa, Asia, the Americas are rather plain and simple (indeed usually the head is a simple quadralateral when viewed from the side). I don't know what this is and am guessing. Could it be a reproduction of some type? The heavy hammer poll is a tool feature and meshes well with the hammered surface and the thick walls of the socket; the curled ends of the blade and the silver overlay on the handle both seem peculiar in this context?
Note the dimple in the middle of the poll. I don't know

just note it.

15th June 2005, 05:04 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Personal Observation This axe strikes me (no pun intended) as more of a tool than a weapon . It is in some ways quite similar to an earlier style of axe used in the West for shingling . Attached Images

11th June 2005, 07:40 PM	#1
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Tim, I wouldn't be surprised if the mace and this axe came from Africa. You never know how someone got this stuff together. In this party were also two koummya's present. And I agree with you that the hammering on the blade is rather primitive.

15th June 2005, 04:08 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Bringing this one up again. I hope someone will have look at it too.

15th June 2005, 04:55 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	This axe gives me an Indian feel - but don't ask me to give an explanation why. It could very well me an village made Indian axe - but it could also come from a lot of other places - like India

15th June 2005, 06:56 PM	#5
Bill Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago area Posts: 327	the handel may be too long for a tool, no wear signs as a tool would be constantly used, don't think a tool would get the decoration either.

15th June 2005, 09:00 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,308	It looks more like an award axe, but not Indo-persian. And Rick, thank you - you are a punny guy after all.

16th June 2005, 09:44 AM	#7
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	It looks like a tool to me, too; heavy and plain with a flat hammer poll. I don't know if I can expand on this in a meaningful way or where it comes from, but I don't know that that is the original handle. The handle is of round cross-section? This is seen in some regions (already mentioned, I think; India and Africa). The method of attachment is unusualy for Africa. Most traditional African axes are tanged, and most European style axes I've seen copied in Africa, Asia, the Americas are rather plain and simple (indeed usually the head is a simple quadralateral when viewed from the side). I don't know what this is and am guessing. Could it be a reproduction of some type? The heavy hammer poll is a tool feature and meshes well with the hammered surface and the thick walls of the socket; the curled ends of the blade and the silver overlay on the handle both seem peculiar in this context? Note the dimple in the middle of the poll. I don't know just note it.