Description
Steel head featuring 4″ convex axe blade engraved with geometric designs and borders;
square hammer head on reverse. Brass cap and collar with embossed and engraved
decoration. Wooden haft covered with old textured textile (somewhat threadbare); brass
grip decorated ensuite with the collar and featuring a small loop at the base for attachment
of a retaining strap or cord. Overall length 25 ½”. Steel with light pitting and age staining,
showing lamination. Possibly from the Balkans and shows Turkish influence.
Fine Signed Japanese Shinto Era Katana 
Scarce and Unusual Eastern European War Hammer, Late 16th/Early 17th C 
Large Painted Shield, North India, Late 18th C 
Indo-Persian Mail and Plate Armor, 17th C