Antique Indian Saddle Axe Islamic Mughal India to sword Talwar

A superb quality Islamic antique Indo - Persian Indian all steel combat saddle axe, Tabar,18th century Islamic Mughal Empire, India.

Axes of this form and style goes back to the Ilkhanate and Timurid times and were carried beneath a horseman’s saddle, ready for use in hand-to-hand combat.

DETAIL: A massive and very heavy, all-steel combat axe, comprising an excellently hand-forged massive head with a crescent-shaped blade, with a convex cutting edge. Each side is adorned with hand-chased calligraphy inscription in Nasta'liq script amongst an intricate arabesque pattern. A square-shaped central block and a projecting rear hammer are chiseled with a leopard. Mounted on the solid (not hollow) hand-forged from one piece of the steel tube-shaped shaft of octagonal section, with a faceted terminal.

REFERENCES :

A similar Mughal Indian axe dated to the 18th century is published in the catalog "Rites of Power: Oriental Weapons" (Rituais de Poder: Armas Orientais) from a collection of Jorge Caravana on page 97. No.22.

Which can also be viewed online: please see the link below.

https://caravanacollection.com/?project=tabar-mach...

We will also provide the buyer with photocopies of the pages from the mentioned references, together with a certificate of authenticity.

MEASUREMENTS:

Overall length: 64 cm (25.2 inches).

The overall length of the steel head: 15.5 cm (6.1inches).

Height of the head: 11.4 cm (4.49 inches).

Weight:1315 kg ( 2.900 lb.)

CONDITION: In its original condition, signs of age and usage are visible. One side of the blade features visible forging marks. Cutting edge with minor nicks, indicating that the axe was used in combat.

PROVENANCE: This axe and other antique Indian and Islamic Arms and Armour come from an old Canadian collection.

We will also provide the buyer with photocopies of the pages from the mentioned references, together with a certificate of authenticity.