It followed me home (Part 2)

Agent_H said:
Those 4 handle with that steep shoulder drop look like they want sharp Connecticuts attached to them :)
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They look like they want my hand attached to the other hand. I've had a handle like those and it was very comfortable.
 
jblyttle said:
Also noteworthy is the machete/knife. It is a Collins Legitimus. I have never seen one before. The saw vise is larger than most that I have seen, and also has a ball pivot so that it can be locked into any position.
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The Legitimus machetes are fairly common. I've got a couple plus a Legitimus scabbard. Collins made 1000's of them for the war. They are thick solid machetes.

The vise is a saw vise. Great haul!
 
jblyttle said:
I guess I'm unclear on the real difference between slick and large firming chisel. That one there weighs 2lb with a 2" edge. Brush hook yes, it's a Collins.
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I always think of a slick as having an offset handle which stays above the plane of the back of the slick
 
I have been waiting for so long for this package to arrive. Finally it's here!
A never seen before Nora axe, with most likely original handle. It got a really good feel to it, very nice swell in the handle.
Two decent handles, and a hatchet marked G - I've never seen the stamp before, same goes for the Nora yxan.

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So, what is the scoop on Nora Yxan chopping implements? The handle on your's is lovely and the head is an 'Americanized' pattern. Who makes these, where are they located and what's the history behind them?
 
300Six said:
So, what is the scoop on Nora Yxan chopping implements? The handle on your's is lovely and the head is an 'Americanized' pattern. Who makes these, where are they located and what's the history behind them?
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To be frank, I don't know anything about this axe. Never seen one before. I would love to see some history but don't know where to ask!
 
aikonen said:
To be frank, I don't know anything about this axe. Never seen one before. I would love to see some history but don't know where to ask!
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Well hot diggity dog if 'the' resident axe wizard (we all know who that is) isn't a member of this forum who will probably come up with more answers and details than the rest of us. Right off I'm guessing China or Taiwan-made from some 30-40 years ago based on the "Yxan" moniker and the fact that only American patterns make sales in the export market.
 
300Six said:
Well hot diggity dog if 'the' resident axe wizard (we all know who that is) isn't a member of this forum who will probably come up with more answers and details than the rest of us. Right off I'm guessing China or Taiwan-made from some 30-40 years ago based on the "Yxan" moniker and the fact that only American patterns make sales in the export market.
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Hehe, we'll see when the Wizard magically appears. :D I'm certain it's made here in Sweden, most likely in Nora. "Yxa" is the swedish word for axe, "Yxan" being 'the axe'. So it would be "The axe of Nora".
 
aikonen said:
I'm certain it's made here in Sweden, most likely in Nora. "Yxa" is the swedish word for axe, "Yxan" being 'the axe'. So it would be "The axe of Nora".
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There's a blade factory (for saws and machines) that was in Nora, but I didn't find any axe makers there.

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(Note the display of scythe blades to the right of the Sågbladsfabriken display.)
 
Steve Tall said:
There's a blade factory (for saws and machines) that was in Nora, but I didn't find any axe makers there.

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(Note the display of scythe blades to the right of the Sågbladsfabriken display.)
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You are amazing Steve, absolutely amazing. It might not have been the same manufacturer, (who knows?), but it's much closer to the truth than all of my hours spent searching on internet. Thank you Sir
 
Steve Tall said:
There's a blade factory (for saws and machines) that was in Nora, but I didn't find any axe makers there...
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My guess is that the Nora Yxan axe is made by Hults Bruk. The Wikipedia page on Hultsbruk mentions pig iron coming from the Nora district during the 18th century. Nora is fairly small (current population around 6,500), and the closest major city is Örebro. Hults Bruk was purchased in 1938 by a company based in Örebro.

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hultsbruk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora,_Sweden
 
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Nora also made knives in the classical pattern identical to the various Mora.

I suspect like so many, they went the wayside of buy-out, merger, etc.
 
Lieblad said:
Nora also made knives in the classical pattern identical to the various Mora.

I suspect like so many, they went the wayside of buy-out, merger, etc.
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Lieblad's clue led to a website giving the history of NORA knives, which were surprisingly made in Norway (at Trondheim), not Sweden. The company A/S Knivfabriken NORA existed from 1915 to 1920. (There was also a mention of some Chinese-made knockoffs of the Mora 670, with the blade marked "Nora Sweden", being sold in 2007.)

There was no mention of anything like axes being made at the NORA knife factory, so my money is still on Hults Bruk as being the maker of the "NORA YXAN" labelled axe.

Information and photos from Knivprat fra Per Thoresen, http://kniver.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html.
 
Another tidbit for speculation.
"Yxa" is swedish word for axe, "øks" is norwegian.

Every axe I seen made in Norway uses the norwegian spelling.
 
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