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Post-medieval axes Chinese general with his attendant, from Spanish illustrations, 16th century. Battle axes were eventually phased out at the end of the 16th century as military tactics began to revolve increasingly around the use of gunpowder.
Two examples of a bardiche together with a flail, on display in Suzdal. Several medieval battle axes including a 15th-century Austrian bardiche. A bardiche / bɑːrˈdiːʃ /, berdiche, bardische, bardeche, or berdish is a type of polearm used from the 14th to 17th centuries in Europe.
Weapons. Medieval weapons consisted of many different types of ranged and hand-held objects: Melee Battleaxe. Horseman's pick; Blades Arming Sword; Dagger; Knife; Longsword; Messer; Blunt weapons Club; Mace; War hammer; Polearm. Halberd; Lance; Military fork, the weaponized Pitchfork; Pollaxe; Spear; Ranged Bow; Longbow; Crossbow; Throwing axe ...
Post-medieval , Axe (FindID 153446) Post-medieval archaeology is a term used in Europe to describe the study of the material past over the last 500 years.
Replica of a Lochaber axe being demonstrated at a battle re-enactment near Inverlochy Castle. The Lochaber axe (Gaelic: tuagh-chatha) is a type of poleaxe that was used almost exclusively in Scotland. It was usually mounted on a staff about five feet long.
The Dane axe or long axe (including Danish axe and English long axe) is a type of European early medieval period two-handed battle axe with a very long shaft, around 0.9–1.2 metres (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 11 in) at the low end to 1.5–1.7 metres (4 ft 11 in – 5 ft 7 in) or more at the long end.
Today the poleaxe is a weapon of choice of many medieval re-enactors. Rubber poleaxe heads designed for safe combat are available commercially. Use in language. As a noun: An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. (historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
The Battle Axe culture, also called Boat Axe culture, is a Chalcolithic culture that flourished in the coastal areas of the south of the Scandinavian Peninsula and southwest Finland, from c. 2800 BC – c. 2300 BC.
A Norwegian peasant axe. The Norwegian battle axe, also called Norwegian peasant militia axe, Norwegian peasant axe or peasant battle axe (Norwegian: bondeøks or bondestridsøks), is a tool and weapon from Norway, which was an important part of the Norwegian national defense in the 1600s.
Heavil patinated head and handle with traces of engraving. The tabar (also called tabarzin, which means "saddle axe" [in persian], Persian: تبر) is a type of battle axe. The term tabar is used for axes originating from the Ottoman Empire, Persia, India and surrounding countries and cultures.