Subject: irregular armored cavalryman
Culture: Turco-Iranian
Setting: civil war, Zand-Qajar Persia 18th-mid 19thc
Object: tabar axe
* National Museum of Scotland > Royal Museum
"Iran 18th-19th Centuries [...] The range of weapons available to the Iranian warrior also included ... double headed axes. ..."
* Tropenmuseum > West-Azië & Noord-Afrika
"Ceremoniële bijl, gebruikt door sji'ieten. IJzer. Iran, 19de eeuw."
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Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Axe (tabar) Persian, 19th century The horseman's axe is a formidable weapon.
It was designed to penetrate plate armour and mail. This one is highly decorated with gold inlay and calligraphy on both sides." ...
