Boarding Axe
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Forged steel blade on wooden handle.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The compact boarding axe was an effective weapon in close combat. While an effective in hand-to-hand combat, it was more effective as a tool. The boarding axe was used to clear the decks of lines and broken timbers. It was invaluable at removing hot shot which caused devastating fires on board ships. The hook of the axe was used to drag debris across the decks and over the side.
place: label: associated place
content: United Kingdom: Grand Bretagne
topic: label: Subject
content: Naval History
label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0399.0323
label: collector/donor number
content: M-0016
label: accession number
content: 1980.0399
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0399.0323
objectType: label: Object Name
content: axe
label: Other Terms
content: axe; Edged Weapons; Navy; Boarding
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 22 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 57.15 cm x 3.81 cm