EARLY BELT AX HEAD WITH REPLACED SHAFT, BARGAIN PRICED TO SELL!

Description

NICE EARLY BELT AX FROM LATE 18TH TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY, REPLACED HAFT
Several years ago I bought at auction a grouping of ax heads, and a medieval war hammer; these were all part of the same lot.  I sold all of the other ax heads and the war hammer; this is the last of that group.
The ax head is 4 3/4" in length.  The haft, which may have some age but is a replacement, is 15" in length.  The ax head was cleaned at some point.  The right side of the ax head looks like there might be a maker's mark in a rectangular shape, but it is hard to make out.  The haft is a replacement but the nails at the top of the haft look old and possibly are of the same period as the ax head.  I would say the ax head is VG given its age, and the ax shaft is Fine as a replacement.
Clearly the ax head is the most interesting aspect.  It has an early design that I would say is from the late 18th century to early 19th century, which would place it up to and through the War of 1812 period.  Given the fact that artifacts such as wood canteens, axes, etc. were in use long after their original date of manufacture, ax heads like this could well have been used in later periods such as the Mexican War and Civil War.
Like other types of accouterments such as canteens/water kegs, knives, etc., belt axes had a dual civilian/military purpose.  The ax would be a very useful tool at a farm or for a hunter/trapper.  The belt ax would also have military use to clear brush or cut wood for a camp site.  In both instances, the belt ax could also be used as a close-in weapon, put to deadly use.
30 day return guarantee as long as the ax head is returned in the same condition as sent.  Mailing cost includes insurance and is based on domestic mailing.  As this belt ax can still be identified as a weapon, mailing is limited to domestic locations only per Ebay requirements.
This will make a nice addition to several types of collections, ranging from a collection of early Americana, to a collection of accouterments that could have military/soldier application from the late 18th century through the Civil War period, to a collection of late 18th to early 19th century edge tools.