Bearded ax
The bearded ax is a long-wielded ax with a heavy, single-edged blade ( blade ) which is extended (drawn out) towards the front towards the shaft or point.
Bearded axes were typically used as a melee weapon. However, some bearded axes were also used as long-range weapons by being hurled from a distance into the enemy ranks. The predecessor of the bearded ax was probably Franziska der Franken, who was similar in structure and use . Bearded axes include the bardiche , the Lochaber ax and the mountain beard . The name bearded ax is a collective name for all axes that belong to this construction principle. The blade shape of the bearded ax has been preserved in the carpenter's hatchet .
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of the armory. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= seaman's handbooks 7). Seemann, Leipzig 1890 (reprint: Reprint-Verlag Leipzig, Holzminden 2000, ISBN 3-8262-0212-0 ).
Web links
Commons : Bearded axes - collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Seifert, technical terms of edged weapons , Haiger 1981.