Arms, Armour & Militaria

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P. In light brown stone, of rounded profile with thickened butt; inked collection inscription t...

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P. In light-pink stone with wide butt; inked collection inscriptions to one side 'S'Laikia', 'R...

10th-12th century A.D. Narrow T-shaped blade with curved edge, large D-shaped socket with lateral triangular flanges and rectangular extension to ...

3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Fan-shaped blade; an apotropaic eye in relief to each side of the socket; wing-shaped extension to the rear. Cf. Gernez, G...

Late 2nd millennium B.C. With a narrow neck and rounded bill-shaped blade, rounded wings to the socket and square-headed stud behind. Cf. Gorelik,...

Late 3rd millennium B.C. With swept blade, large socket with shallow raised circumferential rib and a vertical rib to the rear. For similar exampl...

4th millennium B.C. Formed with a rounded butt and slightly flared cutting edge; flat in cross-section. Cf. Çetin, A., Bilgi, Ö., Weapons of the P...

Circa 13th-7th century B.C. Formed with a squared butt and flared cutting edge; flat in cross-section. Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implement...

1st-2nd century A.D. With trapezoidal blade and pierced lug above; 1.21 grams, 17 mm (5/8 in.). Found near Wetwang, East Yorkshire, UK, in 2005...

Palaeolithic-Neolithic Period, circa 200,000-3rd millennium B.C. Group of three hand-axes; one with black inked inscription: 'ADZE / LAKENHEATH / ...

Circa 9th-11th century A.D. With a broad curved blade, narrow neck and hammer extension to the rear; round socket. See Nicolle, D., Arms and Armou...

2nd millennium B.C. Short-flanged with slightly curved butt, small lateral flanges to each face, long blade with lateral flanges to each face. Cf....