A war axe is the long-hafted, two-handed end of the family, the Dane axe and its relatives, built for reach rather than for carrying.Thin, not heavyThe surviving Viking Age war axe heads are lighter than people expect, often well under a kilogram, with heads forged thin and wide. The weight is in the haft length and the arc, not in the steel. A heavy head on a long handle is slow to recover, and recovery is what keeps a two-handed axe useful past the first swing.Ours are hand-forged from high-carbon or Damascus steel on long hardwood hafts, with a fitted leather blade cover. Engraving is available.Please check your local law before ordering.
Every piece in this collection is made by hand in the Czech Republic and shipped from our warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. Engraving is done here in the United States before your order goes out.
Carbon steel heads mark quickly if they are stored damp, and our method for taking rust off an axe will bring one back without touching the temper. For context on where these profiles came from, the history of Norse axe shapes is a good hour.
3 pieces in this collection
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Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
Ships from Memphis
Dispatched from our Tennessee warehouse.
