Paging the axe lovers

fernando · 29th June 2010, 09:12 PM

A sturdy thing, with its two kilos (4 1/2 pounds) weight and with a blade of 27 cms (11 ").
Coming from a Northern manor house.
The socket cross section has a flat part.
The marks would be the maker's ones.
We can clearly see that the blade has two welded parts; amazingly the edged part is thicker.
Only one side of the edge is sharpened.
What do you make of this thing, Gentlemen ?
European (Portuguese) ?
A battle, assault or even boarding axe?
And, fatidic question, what would be its age?
I don't think this is a domestic tool

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Fernando

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29th June 2010, 09:12 PM	#1
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Paging the axe lovers A sturdy thing, with its two kilos (4 1/2 pounds) weight and with a blade of 27 cms (11 "). Coming from a Northern manor house. The socket cross section has a flat part. The marks would be the maker's ones. We can clearly see that the blade has two welded parts; amazingly the edged part is thicker. Only one side of the edge is sharpened. What do you make of this thing, Gentlemen ? European (Portuguese) ? A battle, assault or even boarding axe? And, fatidic question, what would be its age? I don't think this is a domestic tool - Fernando . Attached Images