This Hults Bruk Agdor camp hatchet is a vintage Swedish forged steel hand axe marked HB, AGDOR, and MADE IN SWEDEN.
Compact at 12 inches overall, this well-used hatchet suits a Swedish tool collection, camp axe display, workshop wall, or restoration project.
Details
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Item: Hults Bruk Agdor hatchet
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Item Type: Camp hatchet / hand axe
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Era: Vintage, exact production year not confirmed from photos
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Materials: Forged steel head with wood handle
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Color: Rust brown and dark steel head with honey brown wood handle
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Maker and Mark: Hults Bruk HB mark with AGDOR and MADE IN SWEDEN stamped on the axe head
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Pattern or Model: Agdor
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Style: Swedish camp and outdoor hand tool
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Dimensions: 12 inches long overall. Head is 5 1/2 inches long and approximately 1 inch wide at the handle. Product weight is 1 pound 5 ounces.
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Special Features: Clear maker and Agdor stamps. Shipping weight is 2 pounds.
Condition Grade: Fair
Positives
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Graded Fair: Shows significant wear but remains complete and structurally intact.
- Hults Bruk, Agdor, and Made in Sweden markings remain readable.
- Photos show no obvious structural crack through the axe head.
- Poll shows limited mushrooming compared with the overall surface wear.
Issues / Wear
- Heavy surface rust, oxidation, dark staining, and pitting across the steel head.
- Original blue factory finish described in the supplied research is largely or completely worn away.
- Cutting edge shows sharpening and use wear.
- Wood handle has extensive scratches, dents, dark marks, finish wear, and handling wear.
- Supplied research indicates the handle appears to be a newer or varnished replacement rather than the original factory handle.
Condition Grade Key
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Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
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Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
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Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
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Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.
Collector's Notes
Hults Bruk has produced axes in Sweden for centuries, and the Agdor name became closely associated with its practical working axe line.
This example should appeal most to Swedish axe collectors, traditional tool enthusiasts, and buyers who enjoy restoring older working tools.
The strongest feature here is the clearly readable HB, AGDOR, and MADE IN SWEDEN stamping despite the substantial surface oxidation.
It is an honest old tool with plenty of wear left visible rather than polished away.
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Please Note:
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