The Wallachian axe (also called a baton or tenčica) is a shepherd's axe that inherently belongs to the Wallachians and other peoples from Moravia through Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania. It had and has a truly universal use.
The Wallachian axe is not only a symbol of the freedom of the Carpathian people who guarded the borders, like the Chods, but also a practical tool for the outdoors.
It is mainly used as:
- Personal, hunting and throwing weapon
- Travel stick
- For rubbing off the summer
- To slaughter sheep
- As an attribute of the weapons dance and part of the costume
- Length: 94 cm
- Head length: 14 cm
- Blade length: 5 cm
- Sharpness: sharp
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