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Miner's axe

The miner's axe () is a ceremonial axe serving as a part of the German miner's habit donned for miners' parades.

It is a small axe with the long top tapering to a point and a long handle.

It is also called colloquially "Barte" or "Parte", which is a medieval term for axe in general. The word is preserved, e.g., in ', "halberd".

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