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Prison Cleavers

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Dolphin shaped

cleaver/hatchet and meat tenderizer from Kiev, Ukraine, made in the early 1920's. The hatchet features screw together sections for easy cleaning, has a symmetrical

head and features a handle made from colorful bakelite plastic. Weighs 1 pound, 4

ounces. 18 inches long, 6

inches at the blade/tenderizer hammer section.

Dragon shaped cleaver/hatchet and meat tenderizer from Kiev, Ukraine, made in the early 1920's, has a deer figure etched/hidden inside the dragon shape, very rare. The hatchet features screw together sections for easy cleaning, has a

symmetrical head and features a handle made from colorful bakelite plastic and a ring attached to the handle for hanging. Weighs 1 pound, 2.65 ounces. 13 inches long, 5

inches at the blade/tenderizer

hammer section.

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Deer shaped cleaver/hatchet and meat tenderizer from Russia, the former Soviet Union, from the early 1920's. The hatchet features screw together sections for easy cleaning, has a detailed head and features

a handle made from colorful bakelite plastic. Weighs 1

pound, 1.85 ounces. 12.5 

inches long, 4 inches at the

blade/tenderizer hammer section.

Deer shaped meat cleaver

and tenderizer from Russia, the former Soviet Union. Cleavers like this are a prime example of prison art. The plastic handle is decorated inside with flowers

and colorful patterns. Weighs

13.85 ounces. 12 inches long,

4 inches at the blade.

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Shark or whale shaped

cleaver/tenderizer is one of

the more unusual designs of this kind. Made in the USSR in the 1920's by prisoners. The

handle of the cleaver screws

apart and had a rose design

in the plastic top. The blade is heavier than most cleavers of

this design. Weighs 1 pound, 7.2 ounces. 12.5 inches long, 6

inches at the blade/tenderizer

hammer section.

This Soviet prison cleaver has

a leaping deer etched into

the blade of the cleaver or tenderizer and is the more

unusual designs of this kind.

Made in the USSR in the 1920'sby prisoners. The blade is

heavier than most cleavers of

this design. Weighs 2 pounds,

3.25 ounces. 16 inches long,

6.75 inches at the blade or hammer section.

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Vintage deer meat cleaver/tenderizer from

the 1940’s era from the USSR,

the former Soviet Union. This

vintage cleaver is hand forged. The cleaver has a long metal,

and plastic handle with three brass pins over a full tang. Taking the form of a Soviet Prison cleaver, this piece is unusual because of the simple handle. Weighs 1 pound, 7.25 ounces.14 inches long, 5.5 inches at the blade.

This vintage lion head hatchet, for chopping meat was made in the 1970s or 1980s in the USSR. The meat cleaver or hatchet is completely made of aluminum. Weighs 2 pounds, 14.25 ounces. 13.5 inches long, 8 inches at the blade.

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Unique Soviet prison art meat cleaver depicting a Tiger with a hammer for tenderizing meat and has an ebony handle. This is a very unique prison cleaver, almost one of

a kind. Purchased from the Ukraine. Weighs 1 pound, 3

ounces. 16 inches long, 5

inches at the blade or

hammer section.

Handmade kitchen prison art axe with wooden hand carved handle from the Ukraine. Decorative engraving the stainless steel blade. This is an exclusive butcher meat cleaver and tenderizer. There is a deer depicted on the wooden handle. On the each side of blade are an owl and crow engraved. Weighs 1 pound, 6.7 ounces. 16 inches long, 5 inches at the blade

or hammer section.

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Ukraine.

Ukraine.

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Ukraine.

Ukraine.

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The former

Soviet Union.

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The Ukraine.

The Ukraine.

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Ukraine.

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The Ukraine.

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The Ukraine.

The Ukraine.

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