Damaged Boarding Axe?

M ELEY · 10th June 2025, 04:51 PM

Hi Mark. I'm not so sure about this one. The details of the overall shape isn't well-defined. Likewise, it appears the spike might have been added on, as there is a seam where it meets the body of the head. I suspect this might be more of a tool or fire implement. Of course, there were so-called 'private purchase' type boarding pieces made for the merchant class, but this piece, aside from the construction issues, doesn't appear to be 'Age of Fighting Sail', which faded by the mid-19th c. That's just my opinion, though-

10th June 2025, 04:51 PM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,158	Hi Mark. I'm not so sure about this one. The details of the overall shape isn't well-defined. Likewise, it appears the spike might have been added on, as there is a seam where it meets the body of the head. I suspect this might be more of a tool or fire implement. Of course, there were so-called 'private purchase' type boarding pieces made for the merchant class, but this piece, aside from the construction issues, doesn't appear to be 'Age of Fighting Sail', which faded by the mid-19th c. That's just my opinion, though-