A RARE OTTOMAN BATTLEAXE HEAD

A massive example wrought entirely of steel with short, armor piercing bit. 15th-16th century. As found. Overall length 16 cm. Condition V

An earlier than average example, the blade of pronounced crescent form with expanded peen chiseled as the Gordian Knot. On its steel haft repurposed from a musket barrel. 16th-17th c. Well worn, areas

German or Hungarian, the broad blade with convex edge and struck with three armorers marks, the poll a flattened rectangle with stepped lower edge. From a private Hungarian collection displayed in the

Of characteristic form, finely wrought with large, crescent bit, with slender body, rounded eye and mushroom peen. 4th-2nd century BCE. Excavated. Overall length 16.1cm/ 6.3”. Such axes are often de

Polish or Hungarian work, combining an axe and war hammer. 15th-16th century. Replaced haft. As found. Overall length 77cm. Condition V

Very Strong 17th-18th C. Ottoman Horseman Battle Axe with Massive Head & Original Wood Haft. Total length (inside scabbard if present) : 23 3/8", Blade length : 6 1/8" x 4 1/2". ~~ . Detailed conditio

Very Rare Antique Islamic Ottoman Turkish Horseman Battle Axe War Hammer. Metal Haft with Armor Piercing Blade.Full Length 25 inch Blade Length 8 inch

Fine and Rare Antique Islamic Ottoman Turkish Or Indo Persian Battle Axe Full Length 35 inch Blade Length 6 inch

A seldom encountered form from the Deccan region. The finely-wrought head of crescent form, with fine fully-modeled peacock head terminals, likely evoking Krishna, and other Indian deific associations

The crescent–shaped head with large backspike, lavishly inlaid with brass and copper, the borders with etched Qur’anic inscriptions. On its wooden haft. Second half of the 19th century. Haft possi

Central Asia, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, end of 2nd beginning of the first millennium BCE. Bronze battle axe head in cast bronze. Oval socket with small spike to one end, long sweeping blade

Zand Dynasty, an example of rare quality. The head finely and delicately chiseled overall with birds amongst foliage surrounding polygonal cartouches containing poetic text, with gold-inlaid borders.

A massive example typically carried by Janissaries and the Bektashi dervishes who accompanied them into battle, the heavy handwrought steel head with broad, crescent bit and hammer peen. On its wooden

Handwrought of steel, in form drawn from both German and Ottoman types. With profiled square peen developing out of a faceted stalk from the oval poll, the profiled spike tapering continuously to an a

Kashmir, ca. 6th-7th century. A beautiful and sensitively-sculpted terracotta head of a Bodhisattva. Custom base. Ex: James & Marilyn Alsdorf Collection. Exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and

A classic example of provincial form, likely Egyptian, the faceted rhino grips with rolled pommel, the steel guard inlaid with silver. The fine, substantially earlier heirloom blade broad, with modera

An early example of exceptional size. The well-wrought guard of steel with expanded, faceted quillon terminals, the dark hardwood grips well carved and fluted, the characteristic pommel scrolled and b

A VERY RARE ISLAMIC OTTOMAN IZNIK POTTERY DISH TURKEY, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY.On short foot, with sloping rim, the painted blue, green and bole red decoration with a radial floral design articulated aroun

An early example, indicated by the karabela-form grips. With gilt mounts. The blade likewise characteristic for the period, quite broad and deeply-bellied, forged of exceptional Turkish twistcore patt

A rare type, with silvered lotus-form grip decorated with flowering vines. The straight, double-edged blade tapering acutely to an armor-piercing tip with chiseled central panel showing a fine wootz d

A very rare item worn throughout the Ottoman Empire, particularly in the Balkans and Greece. Made of layers of black leather laced tightly together with a central panel of red leather, through which t

RARE OTTOMAN WAROR HELMET JEWEL VIOSR NECK EAR GUARDOTTOMAN EMPIRE WARRIOR KHULA KHUD WARRIOR HELMET JEWEL & ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY INSCRIPTION AFFIXED WITH NECK, VISOR & EAR GUARDS. Province : Ottoman Em

A massive example of the type, the distinctive horn hilt with octagonal grip and rectangular pommel of typical form with nielloed silver bosses. The broad, parallel-edged blade with obtuse tip, finely

Ink Calligraphy on Parchment, in Arabic, bearing the Tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Caliph of Islam (ruled 1876-1909), and signed by him. Shrinkwrapped over foam core. 30" x 21 1/2" document. Folded