EARLY (POSS 17th century) BISCAY STYLE AXE... ...OFTEN TRADED IN NORTH AMERICA For Sale

VERY EARLY BISCAY STYLE TRADING AXE23" HANDLE w/3 lb +/- head (3lb 13oz Total)
UNCOVERED IN A NORTHERN MAINE LOGGING CAMP ON A HUNTING TRIP YEARS AGO AND USED FOR DECADES TO SPLIT KINDLING ON MY FARM.WHEN FIRST UNCOVERED IT WAS RUSTY AND NEEDED ATTENTION, BUT WITH THE SAME UNUSUAL HANDLE, SEVERAL SUPERFICIAL CRACKS,WHICH ARE ONLY ON ONE SIDE AND HAVE NEVER MOVED, PLUS SOME WELDING REPAIRS WHICH I HAD DONE.
IT TAKES AN EXCELLENT EDGE AND IS PERFECT FOR SPLITTING KINDLING WITH ITS SHORT HANDLE AND HEAVY HEAD.
THE HAND FORGED HEAD HAS A 6" FACE AND THE HANDLE IS 23" LONG AND WAS ON THE AXE WHEN I FOUND IT.
A LOVELY PIECE OF HISTORY AND A VERY USEFUL TOOL.
ALSO, PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING:
I AM SELLING MY COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TOOLS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT COLLECTED OVER 60 YEARS, MANY BOOKS, AS WELL AS OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS FOR I AM CLEARING OUT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.THESE ARE FROM A VERY EXTENSIVE, WELL CARED FOR ACCUMULATION, MANY VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION.