Original Ancient Axe Head Excavated in Victorian Times from a Peat Bog in Northern England Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The upper and lower fittings

The upper and lower fittings are solid nickel silver

This rare early war grenade bears all original yellow paint

with a nice patination on the plating on the end and sides

NOT Bakelite as expected on the later models

Original Ancient Axe Head Excavated in Victorian Times from a Peat Bog in Northern England Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The upper and lower fittingsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We do not exactly what this is but it looks just great, with loads of history and patina! There really is nothing quite like "dug up" artifacts. Purchased in an Estate Sale in Northern England, it was apparently bought up by a plow some time during Queen Victoria's reign. It is clearly old, maybe very old. Of course one immediately hopes it could be left over from the VIKINGS from over 1,000 years ago, but unfortunately