Axe for ID

fernando · 10th August 2016, 06:34 PM

This is the other example that my friend collector found that day at the antique shop. I can see no significant differences in the axe properly, except that in this one, what appears to be a maker mark, is more clear and evident.
However the handle has a slightly different profile, with a rather different end. It could be that its knob was (perfectly) flattened after production, possibly to fit better with its keeping or hanging place, as also the hole for a lanyard in the previous one might have been done at a later stage. And while the handle of the said previous example had some superficial turned grooves, this one doesn't have such intervention, but i think i discern in the wood vains a dark tone, which could have been from a previous black painting ( a navy habit ?), later scraped.

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10th August 2016, 06:34 PM	#14
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	This is the other example that my friend collector found that day at the antique shop. I can see no significant differences in the axe properly, except that in this one, what appears to be a maker mark, is more clear and evident. However the handle has a slightly different profile, with a rather different end. It could be that its knob was (perfectly) flattened after production, possibly to fit better with its keeping or hanging place, as also the hole for a lanyard in the previous one might have been done at a later stage. And while the handle of the said previous example had some superficial turned grooves, this one doesn't have such intervention, but i think i discern in the wood vains a dark tone, which could have been from a previous black painting ( a navy habit ?), later scraped. . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 10th August 2016 at 06:48 PM.