Four Axes

Description:

Four Axes, Europe, c. 14th to 18th century, two unmounted, two mounted on modern hafts, wd. to 7 in.

Provenance: Collection of George Snook, M.D.

Literature: Two illustrated in George Snook, M.D., The Halberd and Other European Polearms 1300-1650 (Museum Restoration Service, Historical Arms Series No. 38; Bloomfield, Ont., 1998),figure 2, p. 4.
Estimate $200-300


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