Please authenticate this

Atlantia · 31st January 2012, 10:17 AM

Hi Stan,

There come in various grades and ages. In this case I would have to say that your instinct was right on the money. This is the bottom end of the cheap scale.
It looks like it has a mixture of brazing and welded construction, crude blade with the most basic stamped decoration. the hammer back is just a roughly cut section of angle iron welded on and shaft made from a crimped section of tubular steel.

I'd say it's post WW2. You haven't misssed out on this one.

31st January 2012, 10:17 AM	#7
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Hi Stan, There come in various grades and ages. In this case I would have to say that your instinct was right on the money. This is the bottom end of the cheap scale. It looks like it has a mixture of brazing and welded construction, crude blade with the most basic stamped decoration. the hammer back is just a roughly cut section of angle iron welded on and shaft made from a crimped section of tubular steel. I'd say it's post WW2. You haven't misssed out on this one.