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Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2025, 05:03 PM
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Posted By mgolab
Also, upon further examination, there may appear...

Also, upon further examination, there may appear to be a letter "L" within the shield mark?
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2025, 02:34 PM
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Views: 3,384
Posted By mgolab
Thanks Mark. Terrible that someone would...

Thanks Mark.

Terrible that someone would sand it down.

I am hopeful that the "shield mark" will provide some further clues here. Or perhaps that mark is too far gone to shed any further...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 01:56 PM
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Views: 3,384
Posted By mgolab
Thank you CC for the further comments. Just...

Thank you CC for the further comments.

Just to add, the haft is very old (my best guess would be late 18th Century) and seems to have a "blackening" to it.

Also, I could never support this...
Forum: European Armoury 15th June 2025, 01:06 PM
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Posted By mgolab
Thanks Mark. I think that analysis makes a lot...

Thanks Mark. I think that analysis makes a lot of sense.

What is throwing me off are the langets. Could this piece be a re-purposed British/American Colonial blacksmith made boarding axe that...
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2025, 01:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,384
Posted By mgolab
Also not sure whether this is a faded maker's...

Also not sure whether this is a faded maker's mark. Hard to tell.
Forum: European Armoury 13th June 2025, 11:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,384
Posted By mgolab
Thanks again Mark for the comments. I found the...

Thanks again Mark for the comments. I found the attached image, No. 42, on the right, from the old book Armouries in the Tower of London. I though it bears some resemblance.

I gently cleaned the...
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2025, 01:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,384
Posted By mgolab
I attempted to take a picture to show the...

I attempted to take a picture to show the thinnest of the blade.
Forum: European Armoury 12th June 2025, 12:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,384
Posted By mgolab
Thank you both for the responses. I received it...

Thank you both for the responses. I received it yesterday. Definitely not a boarding axe, but fairly sure some type of weapon.

Hand forged steel. Handle is old, along with langets. Feels like a...
Forum: European Armoury 9th June 2025, 02:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,384
Posted By mgolab
Damaged Boarding Axe?

I just purchased this axe and am waiting for it to arrive. I am curious whether this is a damaged boarding axe, with the spike ground down.

Total length is slightly over 18 inches. Appears that...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd May 2025, 06:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,810
Posted By mgolab
This is also on the other side of the hammer...

This is also on the other side of the hammer head. Not sure if a maker mark?
Forum: European Armoury 22nd May 2025, 03:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,810
Posted By mgolab
Also found this mark on the hammer head. What is...

Also found this mark on the hammer head. What is that? Thanks again
Forum: European Armoury 20th May 2025, 12:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,810
Posted By mgolab
My apologies but one additional question: is...

My apologies but one additional question:

is there any possibility that the head can be older than the haft and langets? Difficult to see from the pictures, but the head appears older and seems...
Forum: European Armoury 19th May 2025, 06:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,810
Posted By mgolab
Thank you for the feedback. I assumed so, but...

Thank you for the feedback. I assumed so, but good to get confirmation. As my total investment was under $50, not so bad.
Forum: European Armoury 18th May 2025, 01:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,810
Posted By mgolab
not too bad for holding. As mentioned, 2 pounds,...

not too bad for holding. As mentioned, 2 pounds, slightly more. Definitely solid, not a toy.

Curious as to age...handle is not as old as the head in my opinion.
Forum: European Armoury 14th May 2025, 05:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,810
Posted By mgolab
Hello: I wanted to follow up on this since I...

Hello: I wanted to follow up on this since I received the item today. The head is approximately 5.5 inches and overall weight is 2 pounds, 4 oz. 24 inches in total length.

The head is hand...
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2025, 01:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,810
Posted By mgolab
War Hammer?

I just bought this and has not arrived yet. Curious to get some thoughts on it, age? Victorian copy? It is out of area but could not pass it up for the price...Seller thought it was from around...
Forum: European Armoury 7th April 2025, 12:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,939
Posted By mgolab
smaller image

smaller image
Forum: European Armoury 7th April 2025, 12:53 AM
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Views: 4,939
Posted By mgolab
Thanks very much Jim for the comments. I have a...

Thanks very much Jim for the comments. I have a copy of Sword and Blades of the American Revolution and agree that 34.A is very similar in respects.

I have included another image of the heart,...
Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2025, 03:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,939
Posted By mgolab
Help Identifying Maker's Mark

Hello:

any help on identifying this heart shaped makers mark would be appreciated. Maybe an "IS" in the heart. Only information that I can find is perhaps English or American. I went through...
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2025, 08:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 12,869
Posted By mgolab
Cartouche Axe

Here is an interesting one. 6 x4 inches. 1.5 pounds. New Haft. Found in Northern Vermont. Has a cartouche. See Figures 26 and 27 in "Rifleman's Belt Axes"


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Forum: European Armoury 30th January 2025, 07:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 43,344
Posted By mgolab
not sure if I found something relevant in terms...

not sure if I found something relevant in terms of a marking or just pitting? Interesting that it is close to the faded marking
Forum: European Armoury 29th January 2025, 03:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 43,344
Posted By mgolab
Thank you for the feedback, CC Yes, the axe...

Thank you for the feedback, CC

Yes, the axe is hand forged and not machine made.

I am curious about the marking by the eye, "I H" or "H"?
Forum: European Armoury 28th January 2025, 11:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 43,344
Posted By mgolab
hand forged for sure. a few markings as circled....

hand forged for sure. a few markings as circled. Not sure is the "x" is an out of service mark? Perhaps also a number on the collar.

too large for a spike tomahawk. I am curious whether this...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd January 2025, 06:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 43,344
Posted By mgolab
Boarding Axe?

Just picked this one up and waiting for it to come in. Seems hand forged. I wonder if it is a boarding axe.

weight is 2 pounds

It is 10 inches by 4.5 inches
Forum: European Armoury 9th January 2025, 09:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 27,546
Posted By mgolab
Hi Mark. Very good to hear from you and Happy...

Hi Mark. Very good to hear from you and Happy New Year! Thank you for the feedback. Yes, the eye is lozenge shaped.

I am still trying to figure out the "A" stamping on the collar. Amory mark? ...
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