throwing axe

A throwing axe is a weapon used from Antiquity to the Middle Ages by foot soldiers and occasionally by mounted soldiers. Usually, they are thrown in an overhand motion in a manner that causes the axe to rotate as it travels through the air.

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throwing ax
battle axe, 

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A sport throwing axe embedded into a wood target.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		wurfbeil	throwing axe	Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
commons	image		A sport throwing axe embedded into a wood target.		Commons