26th Nov, 2024 10:00

AUTUMN VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION

 
Lot 196
 

196

SWEDEN - A LATE 18TH CENTURY NAVAL BOARDING AXE

12.5cm crescent-shaped face, stamped with the out of service X mark, 27.25cm from the face to the tip of the down turned square section tapering fluke, secured to its original wooden haft by a single copper rivet through the straps. Old worm to haft. Circa 1786.

Sold for £300


 

12.5cm crescent-shaped face, stamped with the out of service X mark, 27.25cm from the face to the tip of the down turned square section tapering fluke, secured to its original wooden haft by a single copper rivet through the straps. Old worm to haft. Circa 1786.