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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9494535, member: 76316"]1 1/2" by 15", tapered from ~0.220" to ~0.112" in 6 1/2"; or ~0.017"/inch. The octagonal oak grip is certainly a replacement, an' the edge has been skillfully re-ground, but not stoned.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question has to do with the 3 marks on the face, at the tang-neck: what significance do the Maltese cross, fletched arrow, an' ??-in-cartouche have? Are they simply Butcher's trademarks, or...? Can anyone date this chisel, based on any of the above description?</p><p>Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447325[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447326[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447329[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447330[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9494535, member: 76316"]1 1/2" by 15", tapered from ~0.220" to ~0.112" in 6 1/2"; or ~0.017"/inch. The octagonal oak grip is certainly a replacement, an' the edge has been skillfully re-ground, but not stoned. My question has to do with the 3 marks on the face, at the tang-neck: what significance do the Maltese cross, fletched arrow, an' ??-in-cartouche have? Are they simply Butcher's trademarks, or...? Can anyone date this chisel, based on any of the above description? Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]447325[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447326[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447329[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447330[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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