Ax (Berdiche or Balta), ca. 1500, Syrian or Egyptian, Steel, L. 36 1/4 in. ( cm); W. 6 3/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz

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Ax (Berdiche or Balta), ca. 1500, Syrian or Egyptian, Steel, L. 36 1/4 in. ( cm); W. 6 3/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1378 g), Shafted Weapons, This ax, with its long, faceted steel shaft and distinctively shaped blade, is typical of those carried by the Mamluks of Egypt and Syria in the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century

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