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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: jdm on May 28, 2018, 09:55:17 PM

Title: Riflemens / belt axe
Post by: jdm on May 28, 2018, 09:55:17 PM

Here's a nice little axe I thought might be of interest to some of you. The forged  head is three & half inches  long by an inch and three quarter wide. Twelve and a half inches long overall.  There are a series of  angled hash marks on both sides of the well worn  haft . Anyone have any idea's of when this style head would date to?  Jim
(https://preview.ibb.co/j9X77d/IMG_0059.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fYU9Ly)

(https://preview.ibb.co/kcqYfy/IMG_0061.jpg) (https://ibb.co/c2bjnd)

Title: Re: Riflemens / belt axe
Post by: webradbury on May 28, 2018, 11:51:40 PM

Can’t speak for the age but it sure is cool! Especially with the character in the haft. I’d be curious what species of wood due to the color.

Title: Re: Riflemens / belt axe
Post by: jdm on May 29, 2018, 01:49:32 AM

Thanks, I think it's pretty neat also.

I  believe the haft wood is Hickory .

Title: Re: Riflemens / belt axe
Post by: n stephenson on May 30, 2018, 03:42:07 PM

Neat little axe !! I like the way they just worked around the knot in the haft and, just kept going. Nice. Nate