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broadaxe · 22nd January 2009, 05:13 PM

This neat little thing is probably a sugar axe. During the mid-19th century it was in fashion to design home implements - especially sugar axes for unknown reason - after medieval weapons. At first glance I thought it might be an American halberd-style tomahawk (there is enough reference about those) but it is a little too small.
It is rustic and has its own charm, a piece of folk art.

22nd January 2009, 05:13 PM	#2
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 332	This neat little thing is probably a sugar axe. During the mid-19th century it was in fashion to design home implements - especially sugar axes for unknown reason - after medieval weapons. At first glance I thought it might be an American halberd-style tomahawk (there is enough reference about those) but it is a little too small. It is rustic and has its own charm, a piece of folk art.