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   Rusty Hinge to Schweik   
   Re: Scramasax   
   09 Oct 10 10:36:41   
   
   From: rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk   
      
   Schweik wrote:   
   > On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 18:59:04 -0700 (PDT), peterwezeman@hotmail.com   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> The scramasax or hand-sax was a Viking general purpose knife. I am   
   >> interested in pictures of any original scramasaxes that have been   
   >> found or archeological reproductions that have been made.   
   >>   
   >> Thank you,   
   >> Peter Wezeman   
   >> anti-social Darwinist   
   >   
   >   
   > Goodness! And here I was thinking that a scramasax was the national   
   > weapon of the Saxons :-)   
   >   
   > But, in any event, you might try googleing on something like  "Seax of   
   > Beagnoth" for an example.   
      
   Or 'sea axe'   
      
   --   
   Rusty   
      
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