Vintage Old hot Very Rare German "HELKO WERK" 1,76 lbs / 0.800 kg Hand Forged Wrought Tomahawk Splitting Felling Axe Hatchet Woodsman Hand Tool
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Vintage Old Very Rare German "HELKO WERK" 1,76 lbs / 0,800 kg Hand Forged Wrought Tomahawk Splitting Felling Axe Hatchet Woodsman Hand Tool
Nice vintage axe head. This was made in W. Germany by C.H. and the C.H. is Carl Helsper, Wuppertal-Küllenhahn which became HelkoThe helko enterprise was started by a member of the Helsper family in 1844 in Cronenberg, now a district of Wuppertal. For many years, it was referred to as the Helsper Werkzeugfabrik, or Helsper Tool Factory. The Helsper Werkzeugfabrik quickly earned a reputation throughout Europe as a manufacturer of high quality woodworking tools, and by the early 20th Century had already begun exporting axes to Africa, Asia, and the Americas."...In the early thirties, a partner named Kotthaus joined the enterprise, and the company became known as helko (helsper / kotthaus). When helko took over the Carl Helsper Werkzeugfabrik in the early sixties, the complete company name in the German Register of Commerce became Carl & Aug. Helsper GmbH & Co., KG, helko–werk. Since then, the company has continued to improve the quality of hot its products, and helko axes and hatchets are now recognized worldwide as some of the finest woodworking tools available.
Very hard to find from this type old and qualitative Hatchets !
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