Forgotten Gallery · Arms & Armour
Battle axe
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Five objects off display, chosen for · from the archive
Battle axe
Unknown · Chota Nagpur
Battle axe <i>bullova</i> iron mounted on a wooden haft, Chota Nagpur
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Battle axe
Unknown · 19th century
Arms, steel wood, Shin Gilgit Kashmir, C19
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Battle axe
Unknown · India
tabarzin?; Arms, steel wood copper, India.
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Battle axe
Unknown · 19th century · Odisha
The blade is forked with two prominant triangular points forming the main cutting edge with a pair of flanking secondary points set at right angles.; bullova; Arms, steel wood, Kond Orissa India, C20
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Battle axe
Unknown · 19th century · Afghanistan
Battle axe <i>tabar</i> with a hollow steel haft which unscrews into four parts, three of which are equipped with concealed stiletto blades, Seistan Afghanistan, 19th century
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