Description
Large hand forged center-hung axe head with 13 1/2″ convex cutting edge, beveled on both sides. Integrally forged rectangular ferrule, mounted on 38″ worm-eaten hardwood handle (old but probably not original), with attached wood butt cap carved in the shape of a bone. Metal with scattered pitting and dark patina. Length of head 21″ including ferrule. Comes with a certificate of authenticity from the British dealer who the consignor originally obtained it from. Block and other items pictured not included.
Late Gothic Warhammer, Last Quarter 15th C, Probably German 
Polish/Hungarian Warhammer, Early 17th C 
Bronze Age Mace Head, Western Asiatic, ca. 1200-700 BC 
Rare French Woodcut Engraving “L execution d’Amboise faite le 15 Mars 1560″