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| The battle axe is a common term used to to describe one of the most widely used weapons throughout history. You will find the style and size and even names in historical documentation may vary depending on history's timeline. Whether it be called a battle axe, Viking axe, gothic axe, throwing axe or even a fantasy axe (which probably has some design aspects of historic merit), one fact remains, a warrior could cause mayhem with a medieval axe or halberd. Such havoc is described in the Norman chronicles of the famous Battle of Hastings. | |||
 Small Medieval Axe #4640 $16 |
 Medieval Hand Axe #4642 $32 |
 Stag Hunting Axe #1019 $129 |
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 Medieval War Mallet #4634 $74 |
 Knights War Axe #181 $39.98 |
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 Combat Battle Axe #8662 $45 |
 Combat Battle Axe #8664 $45 |
 Gothic Battle Axe #8650 $59.98 |
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 Double-Headed War Axe #2600 $178 |
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 European Knights Halberd #2612 $188 |
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 German Knights Halberd #2610 $188 |
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| Although the hand axe was wieldable on horseback, its main use was with the foot soldier who with nerve, good luck and skill could get at the side of a horseman, down his mount and put him at a disadvantage. This was ever so true with a fully clad heavy armor knight who could easily trample a foot soldier on his steed, yet could fall prey to a swift blow from a medieval axe. At ground level the axmen was at the advantage as a knight's maneuverability was constrained by his armor. The largest of these axe weapons are polearms, often called halberds and pikes which incorporated an axe head and spear tip attached to a long shaft. When foot soldiers came together in close formation, they were able to ward off heavy Calvary attacks by downing riders with the advantage of a longer reach. The hand axe or battle axe has been used since the earliest of times and has remained in popular use throughout the centuries. Even today it's popularity remains in hunting axe and camp axe varieties. | |