Original 9th - 11th Century Viking Skeggøx Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand Field Gear This model served as the

This model served as the stepping stone towards the definitive Model 1873 "Trapdoor Springfield" series of rifles in

on 30 August 1924 a law was enacted providing for the establishment of a state-owned Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft ("German Imperial Railway Company"

Over the history of its use into the first part of the 20th century

The fore sight is absent from its dovetailed slot

Original 9th - 11th Century Viking Skeggøx Bearded Battle Axe Head Excavated in Ukraine with Stand Field Gear This model served as theOriginal Item: One of a Kind. A bearded axe, or Skeggx (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and x, "axe") refers to various axes, used as a tool and weapon, as early as the 6th century AD. It is most commonly associated with Viking Age Scandinavians. The hook or "beard", i. e. the lower portion of the axe bit extending the cutting edge below the width of the butt, provides a wide cutting surface while keeping the overall weight of the axe low. The "beard"