Rare Antique Hand-Forged Socketed Bark Spud Peeling Iron Head Primitive Forestry Tool Postage Available or Collection

Rare Antique Hand-Forged Socketed Bark Spud Peeling Iron Head Primitive Forestry Tool Postage Available or Collection, Genuine antique hand-forged iron bark spud (peeling iron) head, traditionally used in forestry, timber preparation, coppicing, and tanbark harvesting to strip bark cleanly from felled logs without damaging the underlying wood.
Key Features & Construction:
• Blacksmith-Forged Construction: Shaped from wrought iron/steel with a rolled, tapered tubular socket and visible hand-forged vertical seam.
• Original Rivet Hole & Wood Remnants: Features a punched nail/rivet hole near the base of the socket, with aged remnants of the original wooden shaft still visible inside.
• Ribbed Blade & Side Shoulder: Hammered central spine for added prying strength, a smoothly rounded nose designed to slide under bark without gouging timber, and a projecting side shoulder/hook for scoring and clearing strips.
• Condition: Solid, honest antique condition with an untouched, even surface patina and light age-related oxidation. Straight, unbent blade edge with no modern grinding or alterations.. Postage Available or Collection is always welcome and recommended in Rochfortbridge Westmeath, Please view photos for condition and description as these are old and may have ware from age and use, Standard Postage and Packing is €7.50 or it you want tracking its €10.50, but I do combine postage the best i can, Payment by Revolut, Bank transfer or Cash only, Please view my other Items on the Facebook Link below, have a wonderful blessed day my friend., https://www.facebook.com/groups/1112968924840778/