German Horsemans axe of 16th century?

[Gonzoadler]

How I still wrote boarding axes are more or less similar to the showed piece, too. Here is an interesting side about boarding axes: https://www.boardingaxe.com/
Under "AXES by NATION" you can see many different models.

Regards
Robin

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Gonzoadler

How I still wrote boarding axes are more or less similar to the showed piece, too. Here is an interesting side about boarding axes: https://www.boardingaxe.com/
Under "AXES by NATION" you can see many different models.

Regards
Robin

Mostly LESS similar, at best only vaguely similar.

None of which remotely look like the one originally posted -except the fire axe i'd mentioned earlier. Even the 'halberd' axes were not similar. Except for one with a similarly short spike which was described as 'useless' as a weapon.

Dimensions would be more revealing. And so would a decent photo of that inscription.

[David R]

The axe looks legit to me, just new to us on the forum. I would say worst case is a 19th century presentation or decorative axe, and best case Eastern European battle axe of the 17th C or earlier.

Regarding armour, the stuff was made to fit, weighed less than a current grunts full kit, and most of the weight borne by the horse. Here is me in my old harness, it gets hot as hell and you sweat like a pig,but no worse than that it is for the guys in Iraq.

[Philip]

Originally Posted by David R

you sweat like a pig,.

Horses sweat like we do, but not pigs. That's why they need to immerse themselves or wallow in puddles to cool off.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Philip

Horses sweat like we do, but not pigs. That's why they need to immerse themselves or wallow in puddles to cool off.

... Which makes us think they like to rollabout in dirt puddles ... for the fun of it .

[Philip]

Originally Posted by fernando

... Which makes us think they like to rollabout in dirt puddles ... for the fun of it .

On a very hot day it might be a matter of survival for them.
This is an animal that tends not to thrive in environments like the depths of the Sahara desert.

[kronckew]

I know a lady with what was once a 'micro-pig' house pet that puts sunscreen on her 300 lb. 'baby' now that it lives outside. The boar, George, of similar size that lives in the pasture next door is pure black, but there is shade available & i've never seen him wallow. He lives in a herd and prefers staying near them. The herd consists of two Alpacas,two retired thoroughbred horses, and George.His owner hugs him and squeezes him and calls him George even tho he is not a bunny rabbit.

Most of the religions in North Africa and the Middle East do not like the little rotund bacon factories and one especially fears touching them in any form or even looking at them, another reason you seldom see them there.

[NeilUK]

With ref. to post 16, the painting is a portrait of a knight of the Rehlinger family, done in 1540 by Master LS and now residing in Berlin. Following that how about this portrait of the Marquess of Brandenburg in 1520, complete with battle axe!
Neil