Side axe
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Wood
Measurements
1160 mm (Length)194 mm (W)
Place of origin
Solingen
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328714
Summary
Side axe bearing Solingen mark with a wooden shaft showing signs of wear. 'German timber shaping axe' (M. Jessup).
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.