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British Navy Boarding Axe: Acker site

Photo: Richard Plander
Nova Scotia Museum

Acker site: British Navy Boarding Axe

An axe of this type was used when boarding enemy ships during the period 1750–1850. It was also a popular weapon with some of the Loyalist land forces. When used by infantry, the handle was probably shorter than the reproduction used here.
This one was found during the 1998 archaeological excavation at a Birchtown house site (AkDi-23). This site yielded many more objects in a greater variety than expected. The presence of so many artifacts suggests that the occupants were better off materially than many other Loyalists. The presence of this axe suggests someone with a military background lived at this site.