Little boarding axe?

CutlassCollector · 11th May 2019, 07:11 PM

Hi carlos,

Nice axe. I have seen several of these and I believe that it is a late 19th or early 20th century French fireman's hatchet but it is a direct descendant of the French boarding axe and closely copies it.
Its small size make it unlikely to be a boarding axe as it is maybe 300mm long with a blade to spike point of perhaps 185mm. Even the smaller models of French boarding axes were more like 530mm by 230mm.

Peugeot freres have a long history of tool manufacture and go back at least to 1850.

I have seen one of these marked with the Free French cross indicating it was still in use in WWII.

Regards,CC

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11th May 2019, 07:11 PM	#2
CutlassCollector Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Scotland Posts: 357	Hi carlos, Nice axe. I have seen several of these and I believe that it is a late 19th or early 20th century French fireman's hatchet but it is a direct descendant of the French boarding axe and closely copies it. Its small size make it unlikely to be a boarding axe as it is maybe 300mm long with a blade to spike point of perhaps 185mm. Even the smaller models of French boarding axes were more like 530mm by 230mm. Peugeot freres have a long history of tool manufacture and go back at least to 1850. I have seen one of these marked with the Free French cross indicating it was still in use in WWII. Regards,CC