Odd...farm chopper...or something

[Emanuel]

Hello,
I was watching this interesting tool/weapon (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=130087454713&rd=1&rd=1), sorely tempted to bid on it. Any ideas as to what it may be? The seller says it's made in USA, 26.5" double-edged blade.

It resembles a pruning tool, but it's short and double edged, and the handle construction is just weird and possibly weak.

Emanuel

[Bill]

Looks like something that could be used for cutting surgercane. Maybe the tang broke & hilt was improvised. Surgercane is grown all over the world so not sure where it might have come from, if it is a cane machete.

[Ferguson]

Looks like an old brush axe to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_blade

Steve

[Emanuel]

All right, mistery solved :)

Thanks,
Emanuel