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Originally Posted by Madnumforce
... Being a billhook collector, this is obviously a late 19th, early 20th century billhook, and I would say very likely French... Germany doesn't have a great tradition of billhooks ... And basically, the same kind of tool could also be found in Italy, Spain or Portugal. Maybe Germany also, but that would be unusual...
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Wise words Madnumforce. Actually i was going to remember in my previous post that the term Bison also has the same spell in french, but i thought i was diverting. Indeed these "podoas" can also be found in large numbers in Portugal ... both in flea markets and also in current use. I once had a fine example with some age, but i let it go ... and must have erased its pictures, except for this tiny one, kept from some smith's marks discussions.
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