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M ELEY · 8th April 2009, 07:59 AM

http://webprojects.prm.ox.ac.uk/arms...ms/1884.21.57/

Opinions on this one? Referred to as boarding axe with apparently some provenance? I'm assuming again a "private purchase" maritiem piece. One must remember that merchantmen and privateers far dwarfed the naval vessels of the time, so...?

8th April 2009, 07:59 AM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	http://webprojects.prm.ox.ac.uk/arms...ms/1884.21.57/ Opinions on this one? Referred to as boarding axe with apparently some provenance? I'm assuming again a "private purchase" maritiem piece. One must remember that merchantmen and privateers far dwarfed the naval vessels of the time, so...?