But such rivets are common on cheap Victorian herb choppers DD.
Here another one higher quality one posted by Flavio still clearly marked...
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=herb
So either the Zulus used herb choppers as axes? or at some time thiers been at least one cottage industry turning these out?
Or several dodgy dealers into woodwork?
A cabinet maker can duplicate age very easy & match any orignal piece of timber as far as the eye can see.
Spiral