1570 German hunter's axe - photo

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May 9, 2021, 03:42 PM
Altair

1570 German hunter's axe - photo

1570 German hunter's axe.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...039#post176142
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...571#post166782
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...476#post166432
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...124#post157527
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...667#post178374
May 9, 2021, 04:59 PM
dsjhomestead

That carving and etching work...

Tools that are a work of art are amazing.
May 9, 2021, 07:34 PM
NortonDommi

Must have been a very wealthy hunter!
May 19, 2021, 06:46 PM
Toolmaker51

Carving, ivory inlay, and engraving? Very ostentatious, indeed. Wealthy hunter maybe, or a devoted spouse. But likely never went afield. Might prove existence of man-caves by 1570's though.
Too short-hafted to be labeled 'axe'. Barely deserves 'hatchet', you'd rap your knuckles on the smallest twig!
May 19, 2021, 08:34 PM
dsjhomestead

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

Carving, ivory inlay, and engraving? Very ostentatious, indeed. Wealthy hunter maybe, or a devoted spouse. But likely never went afield. Might prove existence of man-caves by 1570's though.
Too short-hafted to be labeled 'axe'. Barely deserves 'hatchet', you'd rap your knuckles on the smallest twig!

This was in the same time period that the landsknechte were being murder hoboes throughout the HRE. It might have been a Landsnechte Officer's tool/possession. Cause those guys dressed ultra flamboyently, and maintained their wealth in what they could carry.