Francisca throwing axe Rinaldi №318 - Francisca style
C$90.00
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Francisca throwing axe Rinaldi №318 - Francisca style
Product Details
Weight: 0.70 kg
The Francisca can be recognized by the characteristic S-shaped curve of the top of the blade. It was used in war by elite Frankish warriors as a throwing weapon.
This popular throwing ax has been revisited by BR Rinaldi.
Produced in Italy by BR Rinaldi, a family business that has been manufacturing hand-finished axes and semi-industrial tools of great quality and durability since 1780.
Features:
- Very hard and resilient steel: 55si7, 58HRC
- Head weight: 500g/1.1 lb
- Blade width: 13 cm/5''
- Ash handle +/- 45 cm/17-18''
NB. The actual weight of the head may vary from the marked weight, since it is a semi-industrial forged tool hand finished with a hammer on an anvil.
📖 Style history:
‘’Each man carried a sword and shield and an axe. Now the iron head of this weapon was thick and exceedingly sharp while the wooden handle was very short. And they are accustomed always to throw these axes at one signal in the first charge and thus shatter the shields of the enemy and kill the men.’’ - Roman historian Procopius (c. 500–565)
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