A sturdy thing, with its two kilos (4 1/2 pounds) weight and with a blade of 27 cms (11 ").
Coming from a Northern manor house.
The socket cross section has a flat part.
The marks would be the maker's ones.
We can clearly see that the blade has two welded parts; amazingly the edged part is thicker.
Only one side of the edge is sharpened.
What do you make of this thing, Gentlemen ?
European (Portuguese) ?
A battle, assault or even boarding axe?
And, fatidic question, what would be its age?
I don't think this is a domestic tool
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Fernando
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