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Replica of a Lochaber axe being demonstrated at a battle re-enactment near Inverlochy Castle

The Lochaber axe (Gaelic: tuagh-chatha) is a type of poleaxe that was used almost exclusively in Scotland. It was usually mounted on a staff about five feet long.[1]

  1. ^ Logan p. 312

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