African axe

Freddy · 6th January 2006, 05:54 PM

You could both be right.
A light axe can also do a lot of damage. I don't think that medieval European battle axes were that heavy when used on foot.

And a ceremonial axe, can be quite heavy, too. Look at this Songye axe. It weighs about 2 kgs.

I also want to show a small battle axe. I think it's from South Africa, but I'm not sure which tribe it comes from. It has a very slender shaft and a small axe blade which is pretty sharp. The shape of the shaft make it ideal for hacking.
The other weapon is sort of a pick axe. It originates from Western Africa, that's all I know.

Lenght of small axe : 46,5 cm, axe blade : 7,5 cm, cutting edge : 4,7 cm.

Length of pick axe : 48 cm, axe blade : 25,5 cm (with serrated edge near the point).

Andrew · 6th January 2006, 07:27 PM

Freddy, your axe looks very much like the Chokwe example shown by Artzi.

That pick is fearsome-looking!

Tim Simmons · 6th January 2006, 08:35 PM

That pick axe is great! I have shown this before also. Another example of how a small expensive piece of metal is turned into a deadly weapon. The blade is quite light compered to the other axe I post on this thread, a good deal thinner. 10.5 cm across the edge and protruding 13.5cm but with a long reach, with a haft 84cm long, so this weapon could be used with one or both hands at arms length or at close quarters held in the middle using both ends to strike with. Thats what you call effective for a very small piece of metal. Tim.

Freddy · 7th January 2006, 05:27 PM

Here's another one with a peculiar blade. It comes from the Dogon tribe in Mali. The cutting edge is at the upper side of the blade.

Total length : 63,5 cm. Length of blade : 22 cm.

Tim Simmons · 7th January 2006, 07:45 PM

Fantastic! really scary close contact weapon made again from a small piece of metal. With this you have a combination of club, stabbing and a slashing ability all you need is the aggressive frenzy

. Tim

6th January 2006, 05:54 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Let's join ! You could both be right. A light axe can also do a lot of damage. I don't think that medieval European battle axes were that heavy when used on foot. And a ceremonial axe, can be quite heavy, too. Look at this Songye axe. It weighs about 2 kgs. I also want to show a small battle axe. I think it's from South Africa, but I'm not sure which tribe it comes from. It has a very slender shaft and a small axe blade which is pretty sharp. The shape of the shaft make it ideal for hacking. The other weapon is sort of a pick axe. It originates from Western Africa, that's all I know. Lenght of small axe : 46,5 cm, axe blade : 7,5 cm, cutting edge : 4,7 cm. Length of pick axe : 48 cm, axe blade : 25,5 cm (with serrated edge near the point).

6th January 2006, 08:35 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	That pick axe is great! I have shown this before also. Another example of how a small expensive piece of metal is turned into a deadly weapon. The blade is quite light compered to the other axe I post on this thread, a good deal thinner. 10.5 cm across the edge and protruding 13.5cm but with a long reach, with a haft 84cm long, so this weapon could be used with one or both hands at arms length or at close quarters held in the middle using both ends to strike with. Thats what you call effective for a very small piece of metal. Tim. Attached Images

6th January 2006, 07:27 PM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Freddy, your axe looks very much like the Chokwe example shown by Artzi. That pick is fearsome-looking!

7th January 2006, 05:27 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Here's another one with a peculiar blade. It comes from the Dogon tribe in Mali. The cutting edge is at the upper side of the blade. Total length : 63,5 cm. Length of blade : 22 cm.

7th January 2006, 07:45 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Fantastic! really scary close contact weapon made again from a small piece of metal. With this you have a combination of club, stabbing and a slashing ability all you need is the aggressive frenzy . Tim