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Horseman's Axe
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Horseman's Axe

Datelate 1500s
Mediumsteel, iron, wood and leather
Dimensions97 cm (38 3/16 in.), 2 lb 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.493
ProvenanceEdward Hubbard Litchfield collection purchased by Museum from Herb Glass (Bullville, NY) on April 22, 1952. Paid $50 for lot which included HAM#s 3005.1-3. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
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Eastern European
late 1500s
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German
head 1500s; haft 1800s
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Eastern European
late 1600s–early 1700s
Ol alem (sword)
Maasai people, Eastern African
early 1900s
Conservation Status: Before Treatment
Northern German
late 1400s
Jerid (Horseman's Javelin)
Persian
1600s–1700s
Battle Axe
European
possibly 1200s
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Maasai people, Eastern African
late 1800s
Eastern African
late 1800s
Eastern African
late 1800s
Maasai people, Eastern African
late 1800s