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Extremely Rare Norse Viking Melee Battle Axe - Huge Rear Projecting War Spike EF




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Reference Number: Avaluer:3736862Provenance: AP Private Collection formed in the 1990s
Type: AxesColour: Black
Material: Cast Iron
Original Description:
Visit Our ShopAdd To Saved SellersJoin Our NewsletterContact UsExtremely Rare Norse Viking Melee Battle Axe - Huge Rear Projecting War Spike EFDescriptionRarity and Condition are well met in this Extremely Fine and Rare ExampleDate: Circa: 8th – 9thCentury AD: Figeholm Region, Sweden:Size: From blade to rear spiketerminal 29.7 cm: Spike length 16 cm: weight 354 grams:This is an extremely fine and rare example of a Petersen[1919] Type C Melee Battle Axe, which a variant to the genera...lly catalogedtypology with the addition of the huge rear War spike: Like many Norse Vikingaxes this axe may have had a dual purpose and the large rear spike could alsohave been used to break ice: The axe is extremely well forged and perfect to behafted upon on a short stout single arm pole: The axe could then be rotated inthe hand to select the appropriate impact edge be that the axe blade orprojecting spike: A fast and agile weapon perfectly suited to close quartercombat in the melee of battle: Condition:Extremely Fine:The axe has undergone painstaking conservation to reducethe level of iron oxides: It has then been treated with a museum grademicro-wax to stop further oxide degradation:Provenance:The age was recovered in 1993 in a subsoil permafroststratum with overlaying scree in the Figeholm region of Sweden:   Copyright Ancient Pasts | All rights reservedShippingUK Royal Mail Special Delivery: International Royal Mail Tracked and Signed:ReturnsAvailable please contact us for Terms and Conditions:PaymentWe accept payment via Debit & Credit Card and PayPal. All transactions are 100% secure.

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