16th-17th Battle Axes From German and Swiss Armories

drac2k · 29th August 2014, 02:17 AM

I've had this hatchet for a while: I always thought it was just a wood working ax, mainly because of the "cross," slot in the front, which I thought was for pulling out nails, but I saw a similar provision on some of the pictured battle axes.I also thought that because the back of the hatchet was flat , it couldn't be used for battle, but once again some of the pictured ones were also flat.
Can someone confirm that this is indeed a wood working ax ?

29th August 2014, 02:17 AM	#20
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	I've had this hatchet for a while: I always thought it was just a wood working ax, mainly because of the "cross," slot in the front, which I thought was for pulling out nails, but I saw a similar provision on some of the pictured battle axes.I also thought that because the back of the hatchet was flat , it couldn't be used for battle, but once again some of the pictured ones were also flat. Can someone confirm that this is indeed a wood working ax ? Attached Images