Original 9th - 11th Century Viking Skeggøx Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand French Edged Weapons and aged replica leather scabbard

and aged replica leather scabbard with standard GI pistol belt hook attachment

and there is a faintly legible SWP 1882 cartouche on the left side of the wrist

Of all steel construction

No markings can be found on the scabbard due to the Marine or Sailor covering the scabbard with leather

other personnel began to arrive from various parts of the U

Original 9th - 11th Century Viking Skeggøx Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand French Edged Weapons and aged replica leather scabbardOriginal 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"