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LOT 1961
Post Medieval Iron Axehead
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (839 grams, 15.6 cm).
With a wide, curving blade and an oval socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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