Splitting maul

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A metal splitting maul head. The maul head is roughly wedge-shaped. One side of the maul is an axe blade and the other is a butt that doubles as a hammer. The hammer has eight (8) sides and a smooth striking edge. The axe blade has a beveled cutting edge and large notch along the beard. The notch is grooved on one side and on the same side there is some stamped text that reads [[---?] / [---?] SEAL]. The top of the eye is flat and rectangular and the bottom is semicircular. The eye for the handle is wedge-shaped.

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