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  2. Battle axe - Wikipedia

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    A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat. Battle axes were specialized versions of utility axes. Many were suitable for use in one hand, while others were larger and were deployed two-handed. Axes designed for warfare ranged in weight from just over 0.5 to 3 kg (1 to 7 lb), and in length ...

  3. Tomahawk - Wikipedia

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    A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. [1][2] In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and European settlers later introduced heads of iron and steel. The term came into the English language ...

  4. List of premodern combat weapons - Wikipedia

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    Cutlass, hanger, hangar (European) Dao, beidao, zhibei dao (Chinese) Dao (Northeastern Indian) Dha (Southeast Asian) Dussack, disackn, dusack, dusagge, dusegg, dusegge, dysack, tesak, thuseckn, tuseckn [1] (Although some list this weapon only as a wooden practice sword, this was a real weapon) Falchion (European)

  5. Viking Age arms and armour - Wikipedia

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    The Mammen Axe is a famous example of such battle-axes, ideally suited for throwing and melee combat. [21] An axe head was mostly wrought iron, with a steel cutting edge. This made the weapon less expensive than a sword, and was a standard item produced by blacksmiths, historically. Like most other Scandinavian weaponry, axes were often given ...

  6. Tabar (axe) - Wikipedia

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    The tabarzin (saddle axe) (Persian: تبرزین; sometimes translated "saddle-hatchet") is the traditional battle axe of Persia (Iran). It bears one or two crescent-shaped blades. The long form of the tabar was about seven feet long, while a shorter version was about three feet long. What makes the Persian axe unique is the very thin handle ...

  7. Native American weaponry - Wikipedia

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    The hatchet consisted of a sharpened blade, made from iron or stone, attached to the end of a handle. [8] The pipe tomahawk was a type of war hatchet that was also a smoking pipe. Tomahawks were used for close combat like most striking weapons but were also popular throwing weapons. [9] The sharp edge was also used for skinning animals.

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