Original 9th - 11th Century Viking Two-Handed Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Eastern Ukraine with Stand Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia with Karl Robert Kaldenbach of

with Karl Robert Kaldenbach of Solingen-Gräfrath being contractor number 72

From 6 December to 18 January 1945

5 inches and weighing about 9

to avoid exposing the commander to danger

A swagger stick is shorter than a staff or cane

Original 9th - 11th Century Viking Two-Handed Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Eastern Ukraine with Stand Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia with Karl Robert Kaldenbach ofOriginal 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"