I would like to know the year and value of these...if possible, thanks in advance.
The research that I have done so far indicates that these are called Ciupaga Mountaineers walking sticks, Polish hiking cane, Polish shepherds axe or Highlanders Ciupaga "Dziada".
The research that I have done on the carvings are as follows:
1.) Zakopane - A town in Southern Poland that lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. 27.Vll.75r. I believe that this is the date of the carving (July 27th 1975 not sure about the year) the "r" represents "rok" which means year in Polish.
2.) Morskie Oko - Is the largest and forth deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains located deep with in the Tatra National Park in Poland. 16.Vll.75r. (July 16th 1975 again not sure about the year)
The Walking sticks are approximately 33 inches long.
The axe heads are made of steel, (I think – the flash on the camera makes them look golden they are really more greyish) The blade cover is brass.
Re: Ciupaga / Polish Shepherds Axe / Walking stick
Hi.
That is a souvenir commonly sold in the Podhale region of Poland.
The city of Zakopane, which is a capital of Podhale region, is a very popular tourist resort.
The carvings are made on the spot by the seller , so that the tourist that is buying remembers exactly when and where it was bought. I've no idea why there are 2 carvings- maybe it wasn't sold in Morskie Oko and was taken down to the city to be sold couple days later-in any case it definitely was July 1975. It's very common in Polish to put small "r" after the year,especially when you omit two first numerals-as in this case.
As for the value-it really doens't have a monetary value. These were sold probably for something like 10-20 dollars as the high-end souvenir(the low-end being made purely of wood). The only real value is a sentimental one- my grandfather had identical one hanging in his room.