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15th October 2017, 08:34 PM
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it may be to hang the weight from to keep it from flailing about (da debble made me say that
 ) while you hang it from a proper belt hook on your belt thru the steel ring. or maybe it got turned around the wrong way.
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17th October 2017, 09:02 PM
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I like this weapon very much however I tend to agree with those who suggest that the shaft was added much later . To me it is inconceivable that the axe head could become so pitted and the shaft remain so perfect .
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17th October 2017, 10:53 PM
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i tell people i have a bronze age axe that is so old, the haft has been replaced five times and the head three.
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18th October 2017, 12:53 AM
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18th October 2017, 10:01 AM
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i even have the axe to prove it
 (under the equally old mace )
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18th October 2017, 10:21 AM
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3rd November 2017, 11:11 AM
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It looks like a variation of an eastern European horseman's axe to me with a replaced handle at a later period.
Last edited by theswordcollector; 3rd November 2017 at 11:12 AM. Reason: error |
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