Medieval axes moved away from the broad thin Viking head toward a narrower, heavier profile, and the reason is armour.Narrow to concentrateA wide edge spreads force and works well against cloth, leather and mail. Against plate it skids. Narrowing the edge and thickening the head puts the same energy through a smaller area, and many later axes added a hammer or spike on the reverse for exactly that job.Ours are hand-forged from high-carbon or Damascus steel on hardwood hafts with a fitted leather cover.Please check your local law before ordering.
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Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
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Dispatched from our Tennessee facility.
