How much was the weight of the heaviest battle axes used in the medieval times? And who used it (would be the Huscarls?)?

Waldman's book lists a gigantic Russian axe that weighs around eight and a half pounds.

I suspect few axes meant for combat were heavier than that.

Check this thread:

http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...ish+museum

And no, they didn't seem to have differed substantially in weight from the European examples.

I'm not a weapon specialist, but I can see clearly that these halberds differ significantly from the european counterparts in the way of use in battle. I think that these weapons were more likely to be used as big pole axes like bardiches or voulges. What do you think?