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axe design question
I was looking at the axes on the www.frojel.com site and got to thinking about their design. Does anyone know what advantage [or disadvantage] the bearded axe style might have over the more symetrical styles??
thanks, dms |
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as a weapon it has a longer cutting edge so it would mabe deliver a longer cut, that wouldn't be an advantage for chopping wood, but might be advantageous for cleaving heads?
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It's lighter for the length of the edge, and you can hook it on stuff like shields or spear hafts...
There are accounts of Danish bearded axes hacking off horse heads with a single stroke at Hastings. :evil |
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