Subject: Ritter knight
Culture: Imperial German / Austrian
Setting: French, Turkish wars, Europe early-mid 15thc
Object: Axt ax and other impact weapons
Windlass Steelcrafts *
Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery *
"Horseman's axe German, 16th century
By this period, the horseman's axe was becoming less popular.
This example has a suspension hook to attach it to the saddle when it was not in use."
* Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery
"Horseman's hammer Probably German, mid 16th century
The metal grip of the hammer is hollow and notched to give a better grip.
It is pierced for a suspension cord that enabled it to be lopped [SIC] around the wrist."
