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M. Nordlund
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J. Scott Moore
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 I would strongly suspect that the artists are trying to accurately portray a pole axe of some type, imho, though, it should be said that i do not presume to be an expert, just an enthusiast. I did find this article to be informative however: https://myArmoury.com/feature_spot_poleaxe.html
"Whoever desires peace, let him prepare for war."
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Victor R.
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I suspect what you're seeing is a depiction of a weapon along the lines of A&As Burgundian Pole Axe. only with the hammer prongs mounted 45 degrees to the A&A item (square to the blade rather than diamond).
This picture linked below comes from a listing presently in the marketplace for one. There are several other pictures there.
https://myArmoury.com/talk/download.php?id=64682
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Gregg Sobocinski
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I agree with the others that it's likely that you're seeing an artist's interpretation of the textured head on a hammer face. Based on those first few images from the list you posted, I could be convinced that there might have been some axes with a double spike alternate face, but it doesn't seem practical.
That said, I'm fascinated to see so many depictions of long pole ax types using a hammer head WITHOUT the top spike! I have seen a few single-handed axes with smaller hammer heads on the back, but these images present a new type to me. I've always thought the Cold Steel poleaxe looked odd, but it seems like they got it right this time! They are the only ones who seem to offer this style of poleaxe in the repro market, which is odd, since accuracy it not their priority.
Has anyone seen such an ax-hammer combination in a museum or collection without the top spike?
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M. Nordlund
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| Gregg Sobocinski wrote: | I agree with the others that it's likely that you're seeing an artist's interpretation of the textured head on a hammer face. Based on those first few images from the list you posted, I could be convinced that there might have been some axes with a double spike alternate face, but it doesn't seem practical.
That said, I'm fascinated to see so many depictions of long pole ax types using a hammer head WITHOUT the top spike! I have seen a few single-handed axes with smaller hammer heads on the back, but these images present a new type to me. I've always thought the Cold Steel poleaxe looked odd, but it seems like they got it right this time! They are the only ones who seem to offer this style of poleaxe in the repro market, which is odd, since accuracy it not their priority.
Has anyone seen such an ax-hammer combination in a museum or collection without the top spike? |
This pretty much sums up the thoughts I had on the thing. The 2x2 four pronged warhammer seems the most plausible but I had never seen an extant example of that style without the top spike or with the prongs beginning so close to the haft so I was kind of hoping someone could prove my more reasonable guess to be wrong 
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