Boyscout Hatchet?

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I picked up this hatchet that is in pretty good shape. looks like a boyscout hatchet to me, what do you guys think? the only marking is "Made in Austria"





 
I doubt it's a Boy Scout hatchet...it would be stamped with their symbol if it was, and it would have been one of the US companies. It's a sweet litte hatchet either way though...don't see too many Austrian tools on here.
 
Check the starboard (right) side to see if there's a "Ha Ga We" stamp. HGW is (was?) an Austrian axe maker, certainly during the 1950s. I have one (a 50's forest axe) and with the decals are still on it. The steel on this one rings like crystal.
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