US-British. This is a private purchase boarding axe, meaning a small number of these weapons were made. Found at battle sites, they were used on clipper ships as tools and for battle. Used by the US Navy and British Navy as a weapon in the Indian Wars.

27 ft 1/2″, weighing 7 lbs

Circa 1830-1850

Provenance: 

Deep River Historic Society, Deep River, CT 

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