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Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour

Friday 31 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A command and combat axe, 16th Century

Estimate

€ 300 - 500

Sold

€ 1.063

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

height 77 cm
Hollow axe and provided with a small cusp at the centre, decorated with fretwork at the base and with several beak lugs. Oblong block of octagonal section, ending in an ogive and with an opening for the shaft. Solid beak, curved downwards. Wooden shaft of later production. Probably both a command sign and an officer's defence object.