Ready For Battle Axe - 23.6 in
A dependable war axe in the classic mold, this piece from Epic Armoury suits everyone from a Viking raider to a homestead defender or rural fighter. The 23.6 in axe carries a 21.7 in wooden handle beneath a large rectangular head, measuring 4.7 in from the bite to the haft with a 5.9 in curved cutting edge.
Pair it with a shield for a Celtic or Viking style. Construction follows the standard build — closed-cell foam over a fiberglass core, finished in a strong latex coating.
- Color: Dark Wood & Steel Gray
- Length: 23.6 in
History
- Battle axes often served double duty as tools, and cost less to produce than swords
- Depending on the head's shape and use, similar axes are also called splitting axes or carpenter's axes
- The earliest hafted axe dates to roughly 6,000 B.C., with the blade lashed to its handle using birch tar and rawhide
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