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Steve & Maree Lehmann's Axe Collection
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Axes for Sale |
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Please
note that the axes listed here have already found new owners
*listed prices in Australian dollar are averaged between lowest and highest if multiple bids were received. If only one bid was received the listed price equals the actual sales price. |
*) Average offers received 2022 A$ |
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Brades England 7 lbs felling axe, pattern 347 1942
with government property arrow mark. Little used apart from a few hammer
dings on poll. Head a bit loose in the front. 10 1/4 x 6 x 29 1/2",
3.6kg
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180 |
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| 199 |
Vintage Leborgne 1.5kg / 3,3 lbs French axe head, unused with
paper labels. Quality maker that still sells a modern version of this
tool as all purpose axe. 10" long, 5 1/8" cutting edge
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150 |
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| 198 |
Cyclone square pin poll adze, unused with paper
label.12" long, 4 1/8" cutting edge, 3.7 lbs / 1.7kg |
140 |
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| 197 |
Elwell 1956 H101 2 1/2 lb Kent pattern hatchet in
little used condition with much of the original japanning intact. Fitted
with a nice Tasmanian blackwood handle. 4 3/4" cutting edge, 17" long,
1.4kg
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100 |
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| 196 |
Immaculate Plumb Sports Axe (hatchet) Fine. 3 1/4"
cutting edge, 14 1/2" long, 0.8 kg.
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185 |
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| 195 | Stanley four square hatchet with 1920s-1930s Sweetheart logo. Very good condition, edge over SW logo straightened and custom made handle added. 6 1/2 x 4 x 16", 1.2kg | 100 |
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| 194 |
Mathieson 3lb short felling axe / half axe. According to
Steve's notes: not many makers bothered with this pattern which was
available in 3lb - 7lb weights. 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 22 1/2", 1.5kg |
200 |
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| 193 |
13 1/2" / 4 lb froe marked Starco, Japan. Little used
tool. 2.2kg
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120 |
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| 192 |
Plum hatchet with custom added log marker D F W. 7 x 4
1/2 x 14", 1.1 kg |
100 |
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| 191 | Embossed 4lb Rockaway pattern mfd approx. 1889 by the American Axe & Tool Co, Glassport, PA to commemorate the Red Warrior Line patented by William Mann Jan 25th, 1868. Twin curved hickory handle seems to have been stripped and looks thirsty. Head is pinned. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 20", 2.2 kg | 455 |
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| 190 |
Most unusual Austrian special purpose axe from the
renowned Austrian edge tool and hammer maker K. Zeilinger, Himmelberg (now a
museum, see last pic) After I sold this axe to Steve 16 years ago he
wrote:... the protrusion forward of the blade is very curious and has
us buggered.. Still has me buggered but thanks to the advances in
search engines I could finally locate the maker. 10 1/2" cutting edge,
31" long, 5 lb 13 oz or 2.65kg
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250 |
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| 189 |
Plumb Anchor brand 7" side axe / squaring axe
fitted with Krugers LH broad axe handle. Probably unused. 8 1/2 x 7 x
29", 5 lb 8 oz or 2.5 kg
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185 |
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| 188 |
Marples 4 1/2 lb coachmakers axe with beautifully
custom made offset handle. It looks like old mahogany to me but could be
red cedar? 9 x 6 3/4 x19", 5 lb 8 oz or 2.5 kg
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| 187 |
Plumb Champion in close to fine condition, fitted with a
stained hickory handle. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 30", 4 lb 4 oz, 1.9kg.
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800 |
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| 186 |
Polished Kelly 4 1/2 lb marked KELLY AXE & TOOL CO. REG.AUST.TR.MK. Made in USA. I find it hard to place this axe. My
guess is that it could be an early
Dandenong Tassie with phantom bevel? Apart from the hefty price tag
Steve left little additional information. Fitted with a well made
spotted gum handle. 5 3/4" cutting edge, 30" long, total weight 2.6kg or
5 lb 12 oz.
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500 |
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| 185 |
Kelly Hand Made long felling axe. This is what Steve had
to say about it: In all our years of collecting axes, we were totally
unaware that Kelly made this pattern of axe and with the Hand Made stamp
so this axe is certainly a rarity. 7 x 3 1/4 x 26", total weight 4
lb 4 oz, 1.9kg.
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300 |
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| 184 |
Brades 9" froe in good condition.
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120 |
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| 183 |
Plumb 3 1/2 lb made in USA in very good condition,
cleaned and polished and fitted with a Krugers hardwood handle. 5"
cutting edge, 27" overall, 2.2kg
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175 |
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| 182 |
Vintage Plumb Tasmania pattern made in USA 4 1/2 lb,
little used with original stained hickory handle (pre-Permabond) 5 1/2"
cutting edge, 30 1/2" overall, 2.6kg
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180 |
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| 181 |
Cornelius Whitehouse 9 inch froe in excellent, little
used condition.
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145 |
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| 180 |
Little used M.M.H.Co (MORLEY MURPHY HARDWARE
COMPANY, Green Bay WI) embossed side axe /hatchet with 5 1/4" cutting
edge. Fitted with a spotted gum handle. 15" long, 1.6 kg
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250 |
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| 179 |
Plumb USA 3 1/2 lb yard axe with a very clean hardwood
handle. Steve called it a 'bush handle', apparently it was lacquered
when he added it as number 72 to his growing collection. 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 x
27", 1.9 kg |
180 |
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| 178 |
Little used coopers adze by Thomas Turton & Sons,
Sheffield 1849-1944. 10" long with a 4" cutting edge and a newly fitted
8" hardwood handle.
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150 |
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| 177 |
Plumb Permabond claw hatchet with red stained wood handle. Unused. 6 1/2 x
4 x 14", 2lb, 1kg
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130 |
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| 176 |
Keesteel 2 1/4 lb ribbed 'washboard' half axe, fitted
with dark stained hardwood handle. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 26", 1.5kg
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140 |
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| 175 |
Vintage Underhill ice axe to cut and manoeuvre ice blocks
for refrigeration, not to be confused with mountaineering axes of
the same name. Very good condition. 12 x 2 x 26", 1.5kg
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175 |
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| 174 |
Blish Mize and Silliman Atchison, Kansas Hand Made 3 3/4
lb felling axe with prominent deep acid etching in good condition.
Fitted with a re-used vintage hickory handle.7 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 30",
2.2kg
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300 |
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| 173 |
Impressive French Coupe-marc - often sold as Vineyard Axe or
Vine Axe but really should be called a Mash Axe or Press Axe because
it is used to scrape the grape mash from the sides of the wine press -
either to move it into the centre during pressing to extract every last
bit of juice or to clean out the press after. Perrin Fils could be the
vineyard or the maker. 27" long with a 10" cutting edge, 8 lb / 2/6 kg |
250 |
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| 172 | Large bowl adze, most probably French, maker's mark not clear. Looks like it has been cleaned with vinegar or the likes. 8" cutting edge, 7 1/2" deep, 10" handle, 5lb / 2.2kg | 150 |
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| 171 |
An incredibly rare piece of axe history: 6 lb ' The Red
Warrior Axe' by the American Axe & Tool Co, Glassport PA
1889-1921, unused with original paint and paper label. I believe Kelly
bought the company in 1921 and continued the Red Warrior label as part
of the True Temper line. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4", 2.7 kg
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170
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Clark's Tree Poisoning Axe. I did a bit of research and
found that this rare unused Australian axe has three fathers. 1. A
patent applicant Clark who presumably was the initiator of this
invention. 2. NSW firm NJ Phillips who manufactured the applicator and
3. Hytest as the supplier of the Craftsman axe. The patent probably was
based on a similar American axe (patent available online). I don’t know
if Clark’s 1965 Australian patent application ever was approved. Somehow
I doubt it because NJ Phillips subsequently patented their own version
of a pistol type tree poison applicator (patent documents available
online) using the same principle of applying the poison carried in a
backpack tank connected with a hose to the applicator. PS: there are
several more of these axes to come in future listings but none matches
the condition of this rare local find. 7 x 4 1/4 x 28",
4 1/2 lbs / 2kg
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420 |
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| 169 |
Cornelius Whitehouse & Sons side axe with a curious
angled grind and a great looking hand made hickory handle. According to
Steve's notes, this axe belonged to an English carriage builder and the
angled grind apparently is not uncommon in these types of axes. I assume
there must be a reason why somebody would hang the handle this low and
compensate for it by giving away some perfectly good steel. Certainly an
interesting tool and a great talking point. 7 1/2 x 6 x 20", 1.7
kg
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200 |
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| 168 | Little used East German (GDR) butchers axe with original handle. 4 1/2 lb, 2kg. 7 1/2" cutting edge, 20" overall. | 120 |
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| 167 | Kelly Flint Edge Best Axe Made Rockaway pattern axe, mfd ca 1907-1930. Fitted with reshaped Krugers hickory handle. Excellent condition. 7 x 5 1/4 x 30", 2.3 kg | 250 |
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| 166 | Gilpin 5lb felling axe fitted with a spotted gum handle. 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 31 1/2", 2.9 kg | 400 |
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| 165 | Very rare embossed Kelly Standard 4 lb. This is not an Athol Gill artwork copy (see lot 127 in the gallery), this is the real deal, manufactured ca 1904-1930. Purchased locally in 2008, restored and fitted with an old honeycomb coloured hickory handle. 7 x 5 1/4 x 30", 2.2 kg | 900 |
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| 164 | German hatchet, Stolper pattern from the border region with Denmark - hence the distinctive Scandinavian look. 1200 grams with deeply struck maker stamp. 7 x 4 1/2 x 14", 1.4 kg | 120 |
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| 163 |
Plumb Rockaway pattern 4lb with spotted gum handle. 7 1/2
x 5 x 29 1/2", 2.2kg |
150 |
 
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| 162 |
W.C. Kelly Perfect 3 1/2 lb patent 1889 with embossing
both sides. I believe this type of embossed advertising on phantom
bevelled axes was only used between 1885 and 1889. I remember selling
this axe head to Steve twenty years ago with a mushroomed head and a
large crack. Blacksmith Ron Devin and Steve combined their magic to
bring it back to an acceptable condition. Fitted with blackwood handle.
7 x 4 1/2 x 30 1/2, 2.2 kg |
510 |
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| 161 |
Embossed Kelly Kent pattern side hatchet with old hickory handle.
Some pitting. 6 x 4 1/2 x 13", 1kg |
250 |
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| 160 |
Mathieson adze head No 1, 9 3/4" with 3 1/2" cutting
edge. 1.6kg |
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| 159 |
Little used Mathieson coopers adze No 3, 1.8kg/4lb with
handle 10 1/2" long with 3" cutting edge, 1.9kg |
150 |
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| 158 | The Great Divider log splitter/ block buster. Some minor damage to poll and bit and a chip off one of the spring loaded wedges. Massive piece of hardware - hard to imagine actually using one! Maree told me she and Steve got sick an tired of explaining its function at their display outings so they stopped taking it! 7 x 5 x 35", 3.6 kg | 165 |
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| 157 |
Van Camp 3 1/2 lb axe with excellent octagonal vintage hickory handle,
7 x 4 1/2 x 33, 1.9 kg |
250 |
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| 156 |
Brookes & Sons Sheffield 1852-1865 5 1/2 lb wheelers
axe. Fitted with new hand made traditional style Tasmanian Blackwood
handle. Superb original condition with much of the mill scale still on
the head and featuring a Maltese Cross trademark. Steve rated it as
extremely rare and very refined with chamfering from peaks of
shoulders to poll. 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 28", 3.1kg |
950 |
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| 155 |
Gilpin 4 lbs coachmakers axe. Little used tool, fitted
with spotted gum handle.9 x 7 1/2 x 17", 2.3kg |
425 |
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| 154 |
Campbell Bros Canadian shipwrights axe ca 1891-1920.
Master craftsman Bob Wood repaired the beautiful old offset hickory
handle. 10 x 6 1/2 x 29", 2.8kg |
220 |
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| 153 |
Keen Kutter 3,5 or 4 lb felling axe, cleaned and restored
and fitted with a Reliance hickory
handle. 7 x 5 x 29", 2.1kg |
185 |
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| 152 |
Long bladed Beschlagaxt /broad or hewing axe.
Steve indexed it as Carinthian i.e. Austrian. According to my German
reference books this particular shape with the decorative scroll under
the socket was in use from the 18th to the 20th century, mainly in South
Germany and the Alpine region. They were never called goosewings. Some minor burring, forging lines are
clearly visible. 16" cutting edge, overall 24" long, 3 1/2 lb, 1.6kg. |
500 |
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| 151 |
Rare Plumb Special Donated Racing Axe, fitted with a very
good blackwood handle. The head was professionally re-steeled, hardened
and polished. 6lb / 2.7kg with handle. 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 30"
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1000 |
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| 150 |
Yellow Keech J KC23 Timberman, custom finished/polished
felling axe 3.1kg 6 3/4lb with racing handle, 7 1/2 x 6 x 29 3/4"
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520 |
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Mathieson coopers adze No 3, 1.8kg/4lb with handle 10"
long with 3" cutting edge |
120 |
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| 148 | Massive 8lbs French sabotiers side axe. According to Steve's records it arrived with a broken handle so he made a new one in White Cedar. My feeling is that he never quite finished shaping it. This tool is as heavy as a broad axe, impossible to use with one hand. 7 x 8 1/2 x 19 1/2", 3.6 kg | 300 |
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| 147 |
William Hunt and Sons Brades lathing hatchet in fair to
good condition with chips in hammer poll and bruising to handle. 6
x 2 x 11 1/2", 1kg |
40 |
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| 146 |
Close to immaculate Kelly True Temper World's Finest
felling axe, polished with excellent hickory handle. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 x
30", 2kg |
220 |
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| 145 | Seriously long and at least 150 year old felling axe marked Mitchell. According to Steve's records there were six Mitchells or partnerships that operated in Sheffield between 1821-1872. Fitted with a re-used old hickory handle.12 x 3 3/4 x 33", 3.7 kg | 340 |
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| 144 |
Early stirrup adze with nicely carved scroll decorated
handle. Wire brush cleaned. 8 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 10", 2lb, 1kg |
220 |
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| 143 |
3/4 axe by Imperial (Hardware Co) All Steel Eureka with
California seal. 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 27 3/4", 1.8kg |
300 |
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| 142 | Early Edwards & Son Cast Steel Warranted No 2 long felling axe 9 1/2 x 4 x 28", 2.5kg | 150 |
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| 141 | J. Yates & Co Birmingham Kent style axe, pattern 31, size 5 fitted with reshaped 3/4 handle. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 22", 1.6kg | 100 |
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| 140 | Hytest 5lb felling axe with spotted gum handle, excellent condition 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 30", 2.8kg | 300 |
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| 139 | Wm Horton coopers adze with short handle. Two chips off poll, otherwise good. 9 x 2 3/4 x 7 1/2", 1.1Kg | 180 |
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| 138 | Kelly True Temper Zenith 2lb boys axe sold by Marshall Wells. Fitted with a blackwood handle. 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 26 1/2", 1.4 kg | 170 |
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| 137 |
James Howarth small coachmakers axe in excellent
condition
with crisp stamping. 8 x 5 1/2 x 14", 1.8kg |
400 |
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| 136 |
Pexto double bevel hatchet manufactured by Peck, Stow &
Wilcox of Southington, Connecticut. Sand cast prior to 1976. Excellent
condition, old hickory handle shows some age cracks and bruising to grip.
7 x 5 1/4 x 16 1/2", 1.4kg |
100 |
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| 135 |
German Stossaxt / push axe. I grew up with these being
widely used by roofers/framers on building sites. They are basically
chisels for paring the sides of mortises, not chopping. Never seen one
used with a handle because the socket actually makes for a perfect handle. 15"
long with a 2" cutting edge. 1.4kg |
110 |
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| 134 |
German 1 kg hatchet, unused with intact label.
Manufactured for export in the 1950s by Johann Wiebelhaus & Co. in
Meschede, Germany. 7 x 3 3/4 x 14 12/2", 1.2kg |
70 |
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| 133 |
Gilpin 4lbs Kent style side axe in very good condition.
According to Steve's records this axe was used by a carriage builder who
fitted it with a hand made hickory handle. 8 1/2 x 6 x 21", 2.3 kg |
300 |
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| 132 |
Underhill Nashua NH 11" broad axe in
very good condition. Fittingly, this axe was purchased in a Martin
Donnelly Nashua sale. Live Free or Die. Brings back some memories!
9 x 11 x 26", 3.5 kg |
170 |
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| 131 |
Gilpin 5 1/2 lb ship axe with attractive double bent
variegated blackwood handle 11 x 6 x 27", 3kg |
400 |
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| 130 |
Plumb 5lb felling axe with blackwood handle 7.5 x 5
3/4 x 29", 2.8 kg |
250 |
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| 129 |
Walters half axe single lugged Jersey pattern with new
handle 7 x 5 x 27 1/2" 1.6kg |
80 |
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| 128 |
BBB 3 1/2lb felling axe with custom made hardwood handle.
7 x4 1/2 x 28", 2kg |
250 |
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| 127 | Little used Kelly Standard. Great graphics of St. George slaying the dragon - I believe this trademark logo was used mainly for export axes? Attractive blackwood handle. Steve left a price tag on this one but unfortunately no other information. 7 x 5 1/2 x 30", 2.3kg.Thank you Jesse Cotten for your alert… consensus amongst the learned axe society seems to be that this is one of Athol Gill’s fake trademark etches. | 400 |
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| 126 |
The Woodman Axe 4lb with custom made hardwood handle.
Some mild pitting marks, good etching. Never seen one before but I noted
that an eBay seller in the US reckons it was made by Plumb and asking
900 greenbacks for it! 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 25", 1.9kg |
400 |
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| 125 |
Underhill True Temper 605 lathing hatchet, minor damage to
hammer poll, good thick handle. 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 12", 0.7kg |
90 |
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| 124 |
Plumb Champion 4 1/2lb Michigan pattern with very good
twin curved hickory handle. Crisp embossing, minor pitting spots on
head. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 31", 2.1kg |
450 |
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| 123 | French sabotiers (clog maker) axe D.Guillot with original old handle. Marked GRAND DIPLOME D' HONNEUR MEDAILLE (achievements in the French tradition of national and international exhibitions & trade fairs) 7 3/4 x 9 x 13 1/2", 2.1kg | 300 |
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| 122 |
Sorby 4lb coachmakers axe, professionally re-steeled ,
minor surface rust 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 16 1/2', 2kg |
350 |
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| 121 |
Kent style hatchet with snail stamping Thomas Smith and
Sons of Saltley LTD, Birmingham 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 15", 0.8 kg |
40 |
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| 120 |
J. Saget French 'hache a main' or hand axe ,Central
region (Loire) pattern double bevelled.
Attractive tool, similar in design to French miner's axes. Old handle
with split. 7 1/2 x 6 x 19", 1.3kg |
250 |
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| 119 |
5lb Keesteel racing axe, reground and marked CHAMPKUT,
fitted with a spotted gum handle 7 x 5 3/4 x 30 1/2", 2.7 kg |
500 |
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| 118 |
Black Raven hatchet, little used. 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 13
1/4", 0.8kg |
850 |
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| 117 |
Keen Kutter single lug hatchet with nail puller. Original
handle, gold background to embossing. Two small chips at the top edge of
the handle grip. 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 14", 0.8 kg |
200 |
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| 116 |
Plumb Dreadnaught hatchet with original handle,
partial label 6 1/4 x 4 x 17 1/2", 1.3kg |
100 |
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| 115 |
3 1/2 lb Plumb Dreadnaught Michigan pattern axe with
original handle, partial label 7 1/2 x 5 x 34", 2.2kg |
150 |
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| 114 |
4 1/2 lb Plumb axe with original label and US hickory
handle, little used. 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 30", 2.6 kg |
325 |
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| 113 |
PROAX 3 cast steel racing axe 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 30", 2.3 kg |
400 |
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| 112 |
Hults Bruk Swedish 12" broadaxe 8 1/2 x 12 x 30".
3.7kg |
250 |
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| 110 | Keech 09 Martin O'Toole racing axe in good condition. Could do with a bit of a polish. 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 30", 3kg | 500 |
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| 108 |
Robert Sorby coopers 9 1/2" broad axe with short offset
hardwood handle. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 12", 1.4kg |
200 |
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| 106 | Keech 1990 Aussie Speed Axe 7 1/2 x 7 x 31", little used with new handle 2.9kg | 450 |
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| 105 |
Kelly Dandenong reground as competition axe with pin hole
for racing handle 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 30" 2.5kg |
300 |
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| 103 |
Whitehouse and Son, Cannock, England. Attractive little
axe with what Steve called a bush handle. 4 1/2 x 3 x 15" 0.7kg.
Purchased in a local shop as 'salesman's sample'. |
50 |
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| 102 |
Tuatahi NZ racing axe with sheath - great display
piece but needs work to be put to use. There is some minor
blistering to one side, clear of the cutting edge but might need to
be re-finished and definitely needs a better handle. The one fitted has
some kind of epoxy fix to the grip. |
350 |
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| 101 |
G W Bradley coopers broad axe with nice old handle.
Cleaned but some pitting marks on the back remain. 8 x 8 x 11", 1.6kg |
200 |
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Gallery of Sold Axes |
1-100 | 101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-500 | 501-600 | 601-700 | 701-800 | 801-900 | 901-1000 | H 1-100 | H 101-200 | H 201-300 | H 301-400 |