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Originally Posted by A930Rocket

^^^ Interesting. Can you explain the differences between them?

Billhooks were ubiquitous in the UK (other places too). In addition to being used by almost everyone for outdoor and gardening use back in the day, they were also used in hedge laying. Because there were hedge layers all over the UK and blacksmiths in every town, different folks decided they preferred something a little different from their neighbors. Most of the patterns are named for the area where they were popular. Major manufacturers would gather and compile examples and lists of different "patterns" and then use that list to market themselves. I've read that some of the big makers potentially had 1000-3000 different patterns of billhooks. There was even a lot of variation in handle styles.

Most of the blades are 7-10" but there were shorter, and may have been longer.









You could even potentially go buy a fiskars from HD or Lowes or Amazon