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Old 21st March 2024, 01:12 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by drac2k View Post
17.5" tall(wooden shaft),the axe head is 9" long and the blade is 2.5".If it is a fire axe, I believe it to be for marine use. do you agree?
Ok. So that probably makes it a little on the large size for a personal belt carried hatchet.

I have looked through the books that I have that include axes - Salaman, Kauffman and even Neumann - but have found no clue to explain the grooves on the spike.
The secure fixing of the head with wedge and langets, which are too short to be defensive, suggests a hard working tool.

Tool, fire axe, trench axe? I can only guess.
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