Horseman's Axe
Culturehead probably
German
Datehead 1500s; haft 1800s
Mediumsteel, brass, wood and silver
Dimensions56.8 × 19.1 cm (22 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.), 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.338
DescriptionSteel head with very small crescentic axe blade opposed by long quadrangular section peen. Head with engraved floral decoration & inlaid brass. Wooden circular shaft encased in silver embossed with ascendent floral tendrils. Square floral silver plaque at top of shaft secures the head. Lower part of shaft pierced for a wrist strap. Domed floral silver buttcap.
ProvenanceMilton R. MacIntosh collection (Cranston, RI) (#265) purchased by the Museum in December 1970 Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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