My boarding axe...

broadaxe · 1st March 2010, 02:27 PM

I don't know how to access the archive. I was in touch with Tim as well, but lost contact. I think you may find him on ebay, as timbokto2000 or something similar.

Norman McCormick · 1st March 2010, 06:31 PM

Hi Guys,
Try http://tatcalite.tripod.com or to contact pipeax@lycos.com
Regards,
Norman.

broadaxe · 1st March 2010, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi Guys,
Try http://tatcalite.tripod.com or to contact pipeax@lycos.com
Regards,
Norman.

Hurrrraaaahhhh!!!
Many thanks!

M ELEY · 1st March 2010, 11:39 PM

Thank you very much, Norman!

junker · 9th March 2010, 07:58 PM

Hi broaaxe,
i think the left one from the three hanging axes ist a common german fire axe.
There are quite often here in germany on internet auctions.
But in fact a very interesting topic.
I looked in several books of mine and find less than 5 pictures of boarding axes.
If anyone is interested i will scan them and post it, when my scanner will work again.
regards
Dirk

broadaxe · 9th March 2010, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junker

Hi broaaxe,
i think the left one from the three hanging axes ist a common german fire axe.
There are quite often here in germany on internet auctions.
But in fact a very interesting topic.
I looked in several books of mine and find less than 5 pictures of boarding axes.
If anyone is interested i will scan them and post it, when my scanner will work again.
regards
Dirk

I think you are right. That axe was the very first item in my axe collection and looks pretty recent (= second half of the 20th century), having a light wood handle (want to say, not dark of patina and handling) and a modern-looking, original paint job. 1950-1960's-ish? The spike though, is intimidating, being of strong diamond cross section, rather the more common contemporary oblong one.

M ELEY · 10th March 2010, 07:48 AM

Well, I was unable to reach Tim again as I had done in the past, but I did manage to find the old link to the site. Unfortunately, Tim had a series of health problems coupled with financial woes and likewise, a nasty poster on his forum site wrecked havac with the threads. He really stuck it to many of the fakers on eBay selling foreign ice axes, newly made tomahawks and ground down tool axes as "real" antique pieces. Unfortunately, this earned him a lot of enemies and he closed down his site. Here is the archive-

http://tatcalite.tripod.com/id2.htm

9th March 2010, 07:58 PM	#5
junker Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 140	fire axe Hi broaaxe, i think the left one from the three hanging axes ist a common german fire axe. There are quite often here in germany on internet auctions. But in fact a very interesting topic. I looked in several books of mine and find less than 5 pictures of boarding axes. If anyone is interested i will scan them and post it, when my scanner will work again. regards Dirk

10th March 2010, 07:48 AM	#7
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,165	Hurray! I found it! Well, I was unable to reach Tim again as I had done in the past, but I did manage to find the old link to the site. Unfortunately, Tim had a series of health problems coupled with financial woes and likewise, a nasty poster on his forum site wrecked havac with the threads. He really stuck it to many of the fakers on eBay selling foreign ice axes, newly made tomahawks and ground down tool axes as "real" antique pieces. Unfortunately, this earned him a lot of enemies and he closed down his site. Here is the archive- http://tatcalite.tripod.com/id2.htm

1st March 2010, 02:27 PM	#1
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	I don't know how to access the archive. I was in touch with Tim as well, but lost contact. I think you may find him on ebay, as timbokto2000 or something similar.

1st March 2010, 06:31 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,618	Hi Guys, Try http://tatcalite.tripod.com or to contact pipeax@lycos.com Regards, Norman.

1st March 2010, 11:39 PM	#4
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,165	Thank you very much, Norman!