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ON HOLD

A FINE QUALITY AND VERY RARE POLEAXE CIRCA 1580, MOST PROBABLY GERMAN FROM THE STYLE. OVERALL LENGTH OF 66 INCHES. AXE BLADE 8 INCHES WIDE AT THE TIP. WITH SQUARE STRIKING HEAD TO THE OTHER SIDE WHICH HAS A DEEPLY STRUCK ARMOURERS STAMP TO THE SIDE. HELD BY FOUR LONG IRON STRAPS, THE SIDE STRAPS 25.7 INCHES LONG.  ORIGINAL OAK SHAFT WHICH HAS BEEN SHAPED TO SIX SIDES. THE SECURING STRAPS WITH THE EDGES ANGLED TO MATCHING THE DESIGN OF THE SHAFT. VERY WELL MADE, THE HAMMER JOINED FOLDS TO THE HEAD ONLY JUST VISIBLE. METALWORK TO A CLEAN DARK GREY PATINA. SOME RANDOM PITTING, NOTHING TOO DEEP. OAK SHAFT WITH A FEW OLD NOW DEAD WORM HOLES, BUT NOT MANY. ALL GOOD AND SOLID AND IN VERY WELL PRESERVED CONDITION. AN IMPRESSIVE PIECE, A MIRACLE THAT THE SHAFT HAS NOT BEEN CUT DOWN OVER THE CENTURIES.

OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE, – THE COST OF SHIPPING THIS WILL BE QUITE HIGH WITH THE LENGTH BEING 66 INCHES. PLEASE ASK FOR AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE BEFORE ORDERING. IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO RELUCTANTLY CUT THE SHAFT IN HALF BELOW THE STRAP LINE TO REDUCE THE SHIPPING COSTS.