Forged Spike Hatchet?

[CutlassCollector]

Originally Posted by fernando

Isn't this a 19th century boarding axe ? .

I don't think so. It has more the shape of a working hatchet with the nail puller slot and no langets. Although as Wayne has already noted they could have been removed.
But hatchets generally have a hammer poll which is a lot more use than a spike and a lot less dangerous to one's person if carried in the belt.
The spike does seem unusual on this type of axe. Could the spike have been reformed later - hard to tell from the pictures.

Spike axes are generally weapons, boarding axes or fire axes.

I don't think the tatcalite site is still active for a response!