I have an axe very similar to yours that I posted a while back.
http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...ight=Matchlock
It can be seen as number 19 in the attached thread. Two or three postings down from this our dear departed friend Matchlock has something relevant to this discussion. He states it is not a woodworking tool, but a battle axe. Go to the link I pasted to get the full story.