Antique Polish Axe Czekan 17th Century Poland to sword sabre karabela

Description: Antique Polish Axe Czekan 17th Century Poland to sword sabre karabela Antique Polish Axe Czekan 17th Century Poland Click images to enlarge Description Antique 17th Century Polish horsemen battle axe “Czekan” It consists of a very well hand-forged steel head with a flaring downward-curving axe blade, a central loop-shaped block with slender vertical grooves, the rear with a projecting shaped fluke with a square hammer, mounted on its original handcrafted wooden haft. In the 17th century, the sharp cutting edges of axes were grounded as soldiers retired from military service and began using the Czekan as a walking cane, a sign of a veteran of military service. Since the czekan and the nadziak (warhammer) were deadly weapons, carrying them with sharp blades and warhammer (nadziak) with spike beaks as walking sticks was forbidden, except when the blade was grounded, and the spike beak was rolled up. CONDITION: showing age and use, the steelhead is slightly pitted. The wooden haft is original to the steelhead. When the previous owner bought the axe, the haft and head were completely painted over with paint, which he stripped, causing the wooden surface to lose most of its old patina. The haft is bent and twisted from being used as a walking stick. There are two age-related splits in the wood near the steelhead, caused by the drying of the wood over the centuries and which were once filled with narrow strips of wood. MEASUREMENTS: Overall length; 79.5 cm (31 ¼ inches) The overall length of the head; 13 cm (5.1 inches) REFERENCES: 1. A 17th century Polish czekan with a similar steel head from the collection of the Polish Army Museum (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego) in Warsaw, Poland, is published in the book "Zbiory Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie" Arkady 1994.Page 36. Please see the second picture in the listing. 2. Leksykon broni białej i miotającej by Włodzimierz Kwaśniewicz. Please see the third picture in the listing. We will also provide the buyer with photocopies of the pages from the mentioned references together with a certificate of authenticity. PROVENANCE: We acquired this czekan and other antique Polish arms and armor from an old Canadian collection of Polish antiques and art. Please view our store contents to see other rare objects from this collection, NOTE: Antique Polish arms and armor from the 17th to 18th centuries are highly sought after by collectors, but they are scarce and difficult to acquire. Unfortunately, due to the significant demand for these historical artifacts, many reproductions of 17th-18th century Polish arms and armor have appeared on the antique market. These reproductions include swords, maces, war hammers, helmets, and armor and are often made by craftsmen in the USA, Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine. In many cases, these objects are very well made and professionally aged, rusted, and damaged to look old, which can deceive inexperienced collectors into thinking that they are authentic artifacts. These reproductions are being sold as genuine antique objects directly by these counterfeiters and by many dealers who lack knowledge and experience in antique Polish Arms and Armor. It is important to understand that these reproductions have no historical or investment value. Item number: E972 Payment PayPal Shipping Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter

Price: 1200 USD

Location: Ontario

End Time: 2024-12-16T17:02:40.000Z

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