Original 9th - 10th Century Viking Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with New Handle MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets On the top of the

On the top of the action so to speak is a large lever bearing an ARMORER'S MARK that hinges up allowing a claw to slide forward to engage the Bow String

This axe is typical of those found in the Islands in the 19th century

and the brass fittings on the connecting belt do not have any markings

5×55mm Swedish Mauser

Original 9th - 10th Century Viking Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with New Handle MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets On the top of theOriginal Item: One of a Kind. A bearded axe, or Skeggx (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and x, "axe") refers to various axes, used as a tool and weapon, as early as the 6th century AD. It is most commonly associated with Viking Age Scandinavians. The hook or "beard", i. e. the lower portion of the axe bit extending the cutting edge below the width of the butt, provides a wide cutting surface while keeping the overall weight of the axe low. The "beard"