Do You Recognize These Weapons?

[sensei8]

Does anyone here recognize these weapons, and/or know anything about them and/or from what era/circa? I took these pictures when the family and I were at a local museam. I don't remember what the nonmemclature said that was beside the exhibit.

Check this out....

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=302463&id=100000348765429&ref=fbx_album

[pknox]

The axes remind me of African axes. The topmost one a throwing one (I think I saw a variation of it in a weapons catalog a few years back), and the next below a handheld one.

Here's a link for comparison; look in particular at the "Songe Prestige Axe", which looks a bit like the second axe from the top:

http://eriksedge.com/category.php?catid=0148e11109f015a&category_name=African%20Swords

Given the elaborate structure of that axe, I wonder if it was more of a "parade" weapon than one designed for combat? Not sure, but here is a picture of a "status axe" that is a bit similar:

http://www.ezakwantu.com/Gallery%20African%20Axes%20-%20Status%20Axes%20-%20Currency%20Axes.htm

The construction on the spears looks more medieval/renaissance europe, imo, but they could also be African, wither traded or constructed - I guess it depends on the time period they're from. I'm assuming not all of the weapons in the photo are necessarily from the same era/locale? The bottom two weapons look markedly different than the others, in terms of both design and construction. I would think they were more modern than the others, at least from what I can see in the photo.

Very interesting - let us know what you find out!