Bontoc Axe

Battara · 23rd October 2020, 03:06 AM

I agree - Bontoc axe.

The handle might not be repurposed furniture but authentic.

My understanding is like yours - the spike on the back is for placing into the ground so that the edge is up for cutting.

Are you saying the 1880s/90s or 1980s/90s?

Ian · 23rd October 2020, 03:39 AM

PBH and Jose,

I agree with the Bontoc attribution and have also read of the spike being used to hold the axe in the ground with its edge facing upwards so that items could be drawn across the edge to cut them.

Nice solid example of a Bontoc axe that appears to have some age. I would say second half of 20th C.

Ian

Pinoy Blade Hunter · 23rd October 2020, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

I agree - Bontoc axe.

The handle might not be repurposed furniture but authentic.

My understanding is like yours - the spike on the back is for placing into the ground so that the edge is up for cutting.

Are you saying the 1880s/90s or 1980s/90s?

sorry for the confusion, i meant 1980s/1990s.

23rd October 2020, 03:06 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	I agree - Bontoc axe. The handle might not be repurposed furniture but authentic. My understanding is like yours - the spike on the back is for placing into the ground so that the edge is up for cutting. Are you saying the 1880s/90s or 1980s/90s?

23rd October 2020, 03:39 AM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	PBH and Jose, I agree with the Bontoc attribution and have also read of the spike being used to hold the axe in the ground with its edge facing upwards so that items could be drawn across the edge to cut them. Nice solid example of a Bontoc axe that appears to have some age. I would say second half of 20th C. Ian