Beautiful vintage “C.T.SKELTON AND CO, SHEFFIELD, MADE IN ENGLAND. 1” stamped Kent pattern axe/ hatchet

Approx measurements: Blade: 90mm Butt to blade: 155mm Handle: 340mm Weight: 600grams

Excellent condition, beautiful dark patina. Nice even stamps. This is a beautiful addition to any axe or vintage tool collection. I have re fitted the original handle and if you wish to use this axe is is also ready to swing handle is tight and blade is sharp. A Very tidy example of this pattern axe, a smaller butt end makes it almost start to resemble a shipwrights pattern. Has a very small amount of mushrooming but apart from that it is near mint.

*this is the first time this axe will be sold in Nz marketplace, as is the case with 99% of my axes. have gathered most from the uk and USA over the past 15 years. I will be letting go of quite a large percentage of my axe and hatchet collection here on trade me, all types of patterns and origins and quality's (from mint to Rusty). There will be both with and without handles and some very nice handles by them selves. will not be doing pick ups, so post only. Please make contact within 3 days of auction ending. And no winner of any auction will get any special access to the rest of my collection. Selling via Trade me uploads only. Cheers.