axe, battle
Accession Number
NAM.1952-04-140-1
Description
Indo-Persian battle-axe, nd. Crescentic blade, with square hammer-head covered in silver kuftgari of plant forms. Head is attached to the haft by a screw and decorative washer. Cylindrical steel haft, with two raised mouldings. Concealed knife screws into the haft with a coarse thread and ends in a bulbous terminal. Haft is decorated with curvilinear plant forms in silver kuftgari. Associated with the Officers Mess, 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
