Afghani tabarzin axe heads
top length: 6 1/4"
Pair of axe heads in the IndoPersian/Afghani style, created in northern
India or south western Afghanistan.
Here is an example of that they look like mounted on the original 3'
shaft with buttspike.
These are 40 year old
reproductions of an 18th century axe head - the full axe pictured in the
"here" link is also a reproduction.
How I identified these is an interesting story - a few years after
buying my axe and wondering exactly where it came from, I spotted a photo in
the back pages of a 1969 Museum of Historical Arms catalog, being sold as a
"low cost den decorator" and identified as a few years old. Having a good research library is essential in collecting
antique weapons, and it's amazing what you can learn from old auction or
sale catalogs. These would also make really nice belt axes for a reenactor
with a Steppes or Mideastern personna ...
Extra bits of identification (and where I found the term "tabarzin") come
from this
note on the Ethnographic Edged Weapons Forum.
blade face : 5"
socket: 2 1/2"
5/10/01
