{"product_id":"european-axe-head","title":"Antique Hand-Forged Broad Axe Head — Decorated Cheek, European Origin, c.18th–19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eA substantial antique broad axe head, hand-forged in the European tradition — almost certainly Germanic, Scandinavian, or Eastern European in origin. The wide, flared single-bevel blade with its squared rectangular eye is the classic side axe or hewing axe form: the flat cheek rides flush against the timber being worked, allowing the smith or carpenter to hew a perfectly plumb face from a log. This is a full-weight working head built for serious timber work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sets this piece apart is the decorative punched and stamped motif on the show cheek — a flowing vine with floral rosettes, hand-applied with a punch tool before or after forging. This kind of surface decoration on an axe head is a distinctly Continental European tradition, most commonly seen on German, Austrian, and Scandinavian axes from the 17th through 19th centuries. The reverse cheek is plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe head is sold without a handle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Knife Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864346058786,"sku":"ET-UNKN-001","price":175.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/1142\/8386\/files\/DSCF2394.jpg?v=1782758649","url":"https:\/\/vintageknifeshop.com\/products\/european-axe-head","provider":"Vintage Knife Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}