An antique French boarding axe, model 1833. An exceptionally massive specimen with heavy spike, diamond shaped in cross section. The eye is rectangular, and the straps which lie along the top and bottom of the haft pass through it and are headed on the fore end. They are fastened together by two vertical rivets which pass through the haft. On the reverse side is a belt hook which also passes through the eye and is held in place by a screw directly behind the head. The blade flares symmetrically in concave arcs and is stamped on both sides with an anchor. Both head and haft are painted black. Although this axe is French, many specimens are found in America, and the present specimen was actually purchased as Civil War surplus at the Boston Navy Yard late in the last century, lending credence to the fact that numbers of them were manufactured for use during that war. Antique European Weapons, Historical Wares, Specimens, and Collectibles.

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