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A CONTINENTAL HEADING AXE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
A CONTINENTAL HEADING AXE
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
The large, heavy head well forged, with distinct beard; struck with the maker’s mark, DELETTE. With tapered socket and replaced haft. Beginning of the 19th century. Worn overall. Many European countries practiced beheading as a means of execution from the Early Medieval period until the mid-20th century. Overall length 90.4 cm.
Condition III