Medieval axe with inscription -- myArmoury.com

Arek Przybylok · Posted: Wed 23 Jul, 2014 1:39 am Post subject: Medieval axe with inscription

I'm looking for late medieval axes with inscriptions.
I know only one from late 16th century from Czech:

And scottish or irish from 16th century.

Mark Moore · Posted: Wed 23 Jul, 2014 7:24 am Post subject:

Arms and Armor makes a Hungarian axe, very similar to the one in your photos. I'll bet they can etch/inscribe it any way you want. Best be ready to have a full pocketbook, though. Laughing Out Loud

...McM

Arek Przybylok · Posted: Wed 23 Jul, 2014 8:34 am Post subject:

Oh, I was misunderstood.
I need sources, not reconstructions Happy

Mark Moore · Posted: Wed 23 Jul, 2014 10:57 am Post subject:

Sorry....I guess I misunderstood you. The A -A axe is a nice one though. Big Grin

...........McM

Augusto Boer Bront · Industry Professional

If axes had inscriptions on them in the late middle ages, they wouldn't show such marks as the example you posted. As that is acid etched, and in the middle ages, up until the XVth century, they did such decoration with engraving.
So you wouldn't have such crisp lines.
Maybe a cross or a name, but nothing more.