26th Mar, 2024 10:00
SPRING VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION
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A RARE SCOTTISH LOCHABER AXE, C.1700
original, but shortened haft, a hook on the back possibly for stacking, some rusting & pitting. See ‘The Swords & the Sorrows’, p.54, fig. 3.1. for a similar example, but without the rear spike, also, ‘Scottish Weapons & Fortifications 1100-1800’, p.304, for a photo of an example with a rear spike in Inveraray Castle.
Sold for £460
original, but shortened haft, a hook on the back possibly for stacking, some rusting & pitting. See ‘The Swords & the Sorrows’, p.54, fig. 3.1. for a similar example, but without the rear spike, also, ‘Scottish Weapons & Fortifications 1100-1800’, p.304, for a photo of an example with a rear spike in Inveraray Castle.
Auction: SPRING VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION, 26th Mar, 2024
Virtual Fine Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria auction. No bidding in person.
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Monday 18th of March to Monday 25th of March.
