Mughal ax
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Axe |
| Use: | weapon |
| Creation time: | around 1520 |
| Working time: | about 1526 to about 1858 |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , Mughal Empire , Warrior Chest in India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 70 cm |
| Blade length: | about 17 cm to about |
| Handle: | metal |
| Particularities: | Some versions have a dagger in the handle |
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The Mughal ax is a battle ax from India.
description
The Mughal ax has a single-edged blade. The blade is smooth and usually has a stylized antelope head at its front end . The blade is almost half-round and only sharp on the outside. The blade holder on the shaft is often equipped with a tiger figure. The shaft is made of metal. In some versions in the hollow shaft a hidden dagger is housed a length of about 36 cm and its has booklet forming the knob of the ax. This type of ax was used in the era of the Mughal Empire (1526 to 1858) in India.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint), page 81.
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton: Indian and Oriental Armor. 1896, Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9 (reprint).
Web links
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