Description
2 lb. Hudson Bay Axe head outfitted with an 18 curved hickory handle. One-handed camp axe. Used for light splitting chopping driving tent pegs etc. The pattern is thought to have originated from Biscayan in Northern Spain near France. French traders used this hand axe as a trade tool in their dealings with Native Americans for fur and other commodities in the Hudson Bay area St. Lawrence River and other trade routes.
