a hand forged and water quenched S275JR steel Adze of the Roman period, based on a find from compiegne in france (Roman Gaul), find no 15860 in the French archaeological museum catalogue, nominally 5" 125mm long with a 25mm wide cutting edge, supplied with an ash wood handle , fully functional tool designed for light woodworking use in a living history exhibition context, made in Sheffield England by Daegrad tools