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Leganoth:
 Cant find any good double headed battle axes, or just good single headed ones, will take any style from 1200s-mid 1400s, preferably german

Ian:
Axes really aren't my area of expertise, but I can tell you that double-headed axes were not historically used as weapons.  They were generally axes used for wood working and carpentry, since they're too unwieldy to use as a weapon.  Historical battle axes are all single headed.

Are you looking for a large axe, like something two-handed, or a pole-arm?  Or are you looking for something for use in one hand?

There are some very historical examples here, and some pure fantasy ones as well, but a good selection nonetheless:
http://kultofathena.com/axes.asp

Thorsteinn:
Also http://armor.com/polearms.html & in their custom section.

Do you have a pic of what your looking for? What purpose will it be set to?

Sir Edward:
Yep, historically they tended to have one axe-blade, not two. But if the "movie look" is more of what you're after, then it's entirely up to you. :)

Some of the longer poleaxe weapons historically had a hammer-head opposite either an axe blade or a spike of some sort. The idea here was to have something versatile, with a hammer for bludgeoning the armor, and the axe or spike for cutting into joints, or pulling armor apart.

I'd definitely look at the KoA link that Sir Ian posted. The site has a good prices, and a good selection, and their customer service has always been great.

Sir James A:
I don't know of any good links not already posted, but you have my encouragement...

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