the catalog reads: No.1489 – India Battle Axe. Blade engraved on both sides. Edge of blade has brass cover to protect the sharpness, Wood shaft with tigerstripe grain. VG. $17.50
circa 1950’s…i think that was the date on the cover before it got torn off and vanished. On pg 190 thrown amidst the Indian arms section [...]
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More on Janosik (named spelled diffent each time I run across it!) and his mighty magical axe!
His strength was unparalleled, and
the supernatural axe he possessed made him
quite unconquerable. Whenever it was flung,
it hit the aim, and then returned into the hands
of Yanoshik, as the iron to the magnet.
Yanoshik listened awhile, then stepped into the
room, mixed [...]
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