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![Horseman's Ax of Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) | Italian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Horseman's Ax of Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) | Italian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/original/DT6984.jpg)
Horseman's Ax of Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) | Italian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Are there any examples of axes, warhammers, and/or polearms having handguards? If so, why do these seem to be less common? - Quora
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![Sold at Auction: An unusual 17th Century German horseman's axe, the steel head with curved blade engraved with shell ornament, and with cavalry pick to opposite, on turned wood shaft, 27ins high Sold at Auction: An unusual 17th Century German horseman's axe, the steel head with curved blade engraved with shell ornament, and with cavalry pick to opposite, on turned wood shaft, 27ins high](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/Canterbury/29/592129/H0298-L99759406.jpg)