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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.
Iowa tribal gunstock war club, ca. 1800–1850, Nebraska. The gunstock club or gun stock war club is an indigenous weapon used by many Native American groupings, named for its similar appearance to the wooden stocks of muskets and rifles of the time. [1]
The divisional insignia, representing a battle axe as used by a crusader, was selected by Evelegh. A variant of the insignia featured the battle axe on a circular background. All versions displayed the blade facing to the left. [18] The insignia gave rise to the formation's nickname: Battleaxe Division.
The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It can have a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants and protecting allied soldiers (Musket men, swords men, etc). [2] The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 ft) long. [3]
The tabarzin (saddle axe) (Persian: تبرزین; sometimes translated "saddle-hatchet") is the traditional battle axe of Persia . It bears one or two crescent-shaped blades. The long form of the tabar was about seven feet long, while a shorter version was about three feet long.
The Mammen Axe is a famous example of such battle-axes, ideally suited for throwing and melee combat. [21] An axe head was mostly wrought iron, with a steel cutting edge. This made the weapon less expensive than a sword, and was a standard item produced by blacksmiths, historically. Like most other Scandinavian weaponry, axes were often given ...
The Lochaber axe is first recorded in 1501, as an "old Scottish batale ax of Lochaber fasoun". [2] The weapon is very similar to the Jedburgh axe, although the crescent blade of the former is larger and heavier than that of the latter. [2] The Lochaber axe took many incarnations, all of them having a few elements in common.
Ono (historically wono, をの) or masakari [1] is the Japanese word for "axe", and is used to describe various tools of similar structure. As with axes in other cultures, ono are sometimes employed as weapons.