Original 9th - 10th Century Viking One Handed Skeggox Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand Hotchkiss .303 Cover is marked “COLLETTE MFG

Cover is marked “COLLETTE MFG

It is a nearly exact copy of a British Naval Man-o-War wood carriage from the last half of the 18th Century

After the end of the conflict in Europe

There were numerous but minor changes relating to the oxygen mask attachments made during its production run but continued to keep the A-11 designation

Original 9th - 10th Century Viking One Handed Skeggox Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand Hotchkiss .303 Cover is marked “COLLETTE MFGOriginal 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"