I'm with Phil, the handle looks like a replacement

And lots of round poll hatchets here and following to help you guess what
flavor

https://archive.org/details/DouglasAxeMfgCoCatalogue1877/page/n105/mode/2up

KE

On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 8:07 PM Phil Schempf  wrote:

> John -
>
> My inclination would be to call that a roofer's or carpenter's hatchet (~22
> oz head w/12" handle).  Rigger's hatchet/ax (~28 oz head w/18" handle) is
> bigger than that one appears to be, although my eyes may be deceiving me.
> I wonder if the handle on your hatchet is a replacement.  Seems like most
> hatchets of that style have straight handles.
>
> Phil
>
> On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 6:17 PM John Ruth  wrote:
>
> > .....
> > My question:
> > Is this the legendary "Riggers" or "Rig Builder's" hatchet, or isn't it
> > big enough.
> > .....
>
>


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