Japanese Axe or Gardening Tool?

tom hyle · 24th February 2005, 02:15 AM

The tip extension is seen on some mainland SE Asian mak or arit(?). The flat tang may then have some interesting relation to the one on your sperm whale tip sword (I usually call 'em chomp whales or Moby whales, but just for clarity I'm rolling with dialect instead or idialect....) we recently discussed, which I also found aritesque/mak-like. The anling is different than a mak, and I think yours with the short handle would fall into the category generally translated "mountain axe". If anything the extended beak may take it into another category, but I don't think it does. The other is similar, but may well have a different name, with its long handle and weighted ferule. I got a cool heavy Japanese knife recently too, and will post pics by and by. It has a narrow nonsharp extension that comes straight out the end of the blade, not at a right angle like these; I'm not sure what that's for, unless it's for standing it in the ground as storage, but things like this usually have a scabbard.....

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24th February 2005, 02:15 AM	#4
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The tip extension is seen on some mainland SE Asian mak or arit(?). The flat tang may then have some interesting relation to the one on your sperm whale tip sword (I usually call 'em chomp whales or Moby whales, but just for clarity I'm rolling with dialect instead or idialect....) we recently discussed, which I also found aritesque/mak-like. The anling is different than a mak, and I think yours with the short handle would fall into the category generally translated "mountain axe". If anything the extended beak may take it into another category, but I don't think it does. The other is similar, but may well have a different name, with its long handle and weighted ferule. I got a cool heavy Japanese knife recently too, and will post pics by and by. It has a narrow nonsharp extension that comes straight out the end of the blade, not at a right angle like these; I'm not sure what that's for, unless it's for standing it in the ground as storage, but things like this usually have a scabbard.....