A weapon?

On 10/20/2014 3:20 PM, Kirk Eppler wrote:
> Googling
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> ice hatchet -axe -kills
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> Brings up a Sears catalog link from 1897 that looks like the tool, except
> the catalog shows a chisel at the end of the handle
>
> Kirk in HMB, killing time while my truck gets serviced.
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> On Monday, October 20, 2014, Phil Koontz  wrote:
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>> My guess would be an ice pick, used for reducing blocks of ice to fit in a
>> water can or icebox.
>>
>> Takes me back to my days as a minimum wage summer laborer.
>>
>> PK
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>>>> It reminds me of a firefighting axe -- except that it's the size of a
>>> hammer.
>>>> http://www.toolexchange.com.au/our-tools/axes-
hatchets/8169">http://www.toolexchange.com.au/our-tools/axes-hatchets/8169
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