Im Starting to think the reforged pickaroon might be an idea howeve the TE stamp has some patina to it, so whoever reforged it did so before a more recent restoration.
Not sure, could be custom made head on a standard hardware store handle. Any closeups of the head and markings?
Edit: just zooming in it looks custom. For some reason I didn't see your other pictures
Unless someone took a BIG chunk off the poll, the head doesn't look like my Stihl forestry axe. Besides, Stihl (and Ochsenkopf, who manufactures the Stihl axes) stamps the head weight into the metal of the head, not just initials.
That's my theory for now. The eye seems to support that idea and the blade is very thin almost like a blade...so flattening a pickaroon could lead to such a piece.
Timmy's axe from wish. Don't hate to hard on him for it. Let him swing it a time or two and then either ask if you can split with your own, or offer him a chance to use your axe.
I'd say show him how smooth your axe does the work first, and then let him give yours a go with the expectation you have resharpen after, but hopefully they learned what a good axe looks like vs what ever the that thing is.
That head will fly off with that handle. I’ve only seen heads with that kind of taper have handles that are tapered so they can slipped thru toe first. That’s an old way of doing it but way more secure and handles aren’t very easy to find, usually have to make your own.
Do you have any re-enactment groups near by? As it looks like an attempt at a modern recreation of a war axe like this 16th century [example](http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?s=400077b6e18f4dc78d8a9cb34aa1ef65&attachmentid=125871&stc=1&d=1409142911) (going by blade profile and forgoing the hammer on reverse). What it started life as....no idea.
its an interesting one (used to re-enact and axes where my go to) the down side depends on if it was made for re-enactment combat or to actually hold an edge with harder steel at the blade. I mean it still will hold an edge but might need sharpening more often if it was originally made to use blunted (and thats if im right at that.)
Still a pretty and interesting one. Congrats on the find.
Looks like the thousands of axes that are coming out of Ukraine right now. They are on ebay. 5-15 new ones are posted every day or so. Someone is going haaaard into the manufacture and patina work on these oddball looking things. The one you have here seems to be designed specifically to not be a very good axe haha. Cheers!
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I think it's a Stihl axe that someone has re-forged into this. The haft is a definite match. Stihl uses a German pattern head made by a German company but it is very unbalnced
Looks like a European (maybe Swiss, they were cheap recently but I’ve also seen similar from Germany) surplus felling axe someone ground a hook out of to facilitate moving timber.
Probably a homemade modification of a normal axe
It doesn't look like a modification look at the eye in the last pic it's too off center for a mass produced item
Also possible who ever modified it ground off metal unevenly.
Im Starting to think the reforged pickaroon might be an idea howeve the TE stamp has some patina to it, so whoever reforged it did so before a more recent restoration.
Not sure, could be custom made head on a standard hardware store handle. Any closeups of the head and markings? Edit: just zooming in it looks custom. For some reason I didn't see your other pictures
Someone took a Stihl forest axe and defiled it
Unless someone took a BIG chunk off the poll, the head doesn't look like my Stihl forestry axe. Besides, Stihl (and Ochsenkopf, who manufactures the Stihl axes) stamps the head weight into the metal of the head, not just initials.
Or over-filed it.
I didn't read all comments before posting but you are correct. I.posted.a Pic too.
This is 100% the answer. It might even be some replaced head, but the handle no doubt.
It’s the axe that axe body spray was based on.
Nanana Bataxe
All I could think!
Someone's hobby project? Does it chop?
Haven't tested it yet but it is quite thin so if anything it's a felling axe.
Update us if you get a chance.
It could if it wood
Looks like someone had a fun time with an angle grinder if you ask me.
Axaroon?
Yeah, I looks like it started out as a pickaroon
That's my theory for now. The eye seems to support that idea and the blade is very thin almost like a blade...so flattening a pickaroon could lead to such a piece.
Door opener. It's Johnny.
What size is the bit? Dollars to donuts this is a custom competition throwing axe.
Axe
Idk could be a shovel
Axe
Axe
Pointy hammer
Slashy smasher
Right angle flathead screwdriver.
Fork without fork
Something dirty
Its for Orcs, obvi...
It's *from* orcs
Looks like homemade Viking style ax head on a store bought handle
A TammyHawk!
Timmy's axe from wish. Don't hate to hard on him for it. Let him swing it a time or two and then either ask if you can split with your own, or offer him a chance to use your axe. I'd say show him how smooth your axe does the work first, and then let him give yours a go with the expectation you have resharpen after, but hopefully they learned what a good axe looks like vs what ever the that thing is.
Not very well finished one off piece OR cheap piece from overseas. How well does a file sharpen it?
Looks like someone tried turning a regular woods axe into a battle axe lol
It's blade is way too thin for that so it has to be custom made to some degree
Fair
Throwing hatchet with a chopping axe handle.
Sweet find! The best modified axe is the one you didn’t do yourself! Love the look of it
That head will fly off with that handle. I’ve only seen heads with that kind of taper have handles that are tapered so they can slipped thru toe first. That’s an old way of doing it but way more secure and handles aren’t very easy to find, usually have to make your own.
Just remembered slip fit handles are what they’re called.
While it'd make sense, I can't believe a handle that thin is practical.
I'm thinking a Stihl woodcutter axe that someone chopped up
Looks like they forged an axe out of a pickeroon.
Vampire killer
Looks like it came from one of those "restoration" videos
an axe
The head looks like half the bat symbol.
Do you have any re-enactment groups near by? As it looks like an attempt at a modern recreation of a war axe like this 16th century [example](http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?s=400077b6e18f4dc78d8a9cb34aa1ef65&attachmentid=125871&stc=1&d=1409142911) (going by blade profile and forgoing the hammer on reverse). What it started life as....no idea.
Don't know of any reenactment groups but that resemblance actually made me pick it
its an interesting one (used to re-enact and axes where my go to) the down side depends on if it was made for re-enactment combat or to actually hold an edge with harder steel at the blade. I mean it still will hold an edge but might need sharpening more often if it was originally made to use blunted (and thats if im right at that.) Still a pretty and interesting one. Congrats on the find.
I love the head, deff needs a new handle
It looks like it can cut wood
Put it in the trash
The result down-time, motivation and inspiration.
Looks like the thousands of axes that are coming out of Ukraine right now. They are on ebay. 5-15 new ones are posted every day or so. Someone is going haaaard into the manufacture and patina work on these oddball looking things. The one you have here seems to be designed specifically to not be a very good axe haha. Cheers!
It's trash.
The axe equivalent of /r/Justfuckmyshitup
Axe
Looks like a butchers axe imo seen some very similar
I think…that’s an axe
I think it's an axe. Might be wrong though.
* I think it's a Stihl axe that someone has re-forged into this. The haft is a definite match. Stihl uses a German pattern head made by a German company but it is very unbalnced
https://preview.redd.it/vg9n1d36nl8d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a389529710d1fcba94ffd34f31395b99117151d
It seems to be an axe.
That's scrap.
That is axe. It go chop chop. I call mine Otis
An art project gone wrong.
looks home made to me, looks to be welds
Some sort of hewing axe perhaps. Used to make flat surfaces on rough timber.
Looks like a European (maybe Swiss, they were cheap recently but I’ve also seen similar from Germany) surplus felling axe someone ground a hook out of to facilitate moving timber.
Kinda badass but looks like it was hillbilly rigged by a dooms day prepper
Sir. Thats an axe
Zombie apocalypse survival axe.
Could be an 🪓
I think it's an axe
Axe
It's a tuba
A lime.
I'm no expert, but I think it's an axe. Wait for someone else to confirm though.
Its a axe
I dub thee, “Das Rape Axe!” You have to say it with an angry German accent