Posted 12 years ago
Rustfarm
(42 items)
I was clearing out an old house recently and I found this strange axe head made of aluminum with NIWA cast into it. The letters resemble twigs. A google acronym search turned up several different acronyms ,but the only one that could be remotely related would be, North Island Woodlot Association , in Vancouver . A google image search turned up nothing. This item clearly not meant to be used. It is about 7" long and has no makers marks on it, any thoughts?
MWA - Modern Woodsmen of America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Woodmen_of_America
Me thinks I might need new glasses! Thanks for the info. And thanks for the love.
Ceremonial Axe, used in parades and such. I have two chapters of M.W.A. in my local area. I had no idea of this group until I saw this post, and Googled it. Now I need to find out more about them! Thanks for sharing it!
Wayne
Now that's a cool bit of history! I'd never heard of the organization... Now I have! Thanks for sharing it...