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LOT 1815
Medieval Iron Axehead Group
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 8 3/4 in. (4.65 kg total, 13-22 cm).
Comprising different axe types and sizes, most with convex cutting edges. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Literature
See Glosek, M., Późnośredniowieczna broń obuchowa w zbiorach polskich (Late medieval blunt weapons in Polish collections), Warszawa-Łódź, 1996, pl.XII, letter F, for some of these axes.
Footnotes
Some of these axes (type VIIa in the Glosek's classification) are a common type in Western Europe, widespread between 12th-15th century A.D. Mostly the specimens are 'carpenter's hatchets' that could also be used as offensive weapons if necessary.
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