socketed axehead (axehead)
Descriptions
This axe was a woodworking tool but could have been used as a weapon. The wooden handle fitted into the hollow socket at the base of the axehead and was then bound on tightly with chord.
This object is on display at RAMM in the Making History gallery.
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