A FIGHTING AXE, CENTRAL OR EAST EUROPEAN; AND ANOTHER, PERHAPS SCANDINAVIAN
The first, the head 16th Century, the second, the head 14th Century
The first with narrow fluted head formed as a near parallelogram, with straight cutting edge drawn down to a very narrow basal point, and on a modern haft; the second in excavated condition, of 'bearded' form, and struck with a mark on one side (the socket broken out on one side, the haft modern).
The heads 8½in (21.6cm) and 6¼in (16cm) (2)
A FIGHTING AXE, CENTRAL OR EAST EUROPEAN; AND ANOTHER, PERHAPS SCANDINAVIAN
The first, the head 16th Century, the second, the head 14th Century
The first with narrow fluted head formed as a near parallelogram, with straight cutting edge drawn down to a very narrow basal point, and on a modern haft; the second in excavated condition, of 'bearded' form, and struck with a mark on one side (the socket broken out on one side, the haft modern).
The heads 8½in (21.6cm) and 6¼in (16cm) (2)