STONE GALLERY AXE BLADE

[ixKNIVESxi]

ANOTHER.... the nickel is set to side for scale.

 

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[ncsuwolf]

Not an axe, perhaps a cleaver. Also seen something similar for cutting heads off grain (wheat, rye, etc) in the day when it was shocked.

 

[ixKNIVESxi]

Not an axe, perhaps a cleaver. Also seen something similar for cutting heads off grain (wheat, rye, etc) in the day when it was shocked.

What purpose would the hook serve? Looked like a lochaber axe to me.

 

[ncsuwolf]

What purpose would the hook serve? Looked like a lochaber axe to me.

What hook are you referring to? No idea about that kind of axe

 

[ixKNIVESxi]

What hook are you referring to? No idea about that kind of axe

The end of the blade has a hooked barb.

 

[ixKNIVESxi]

What hook are you referring to? No idea about that kind of axe

Lochaber axe - Wikipedia

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