Prison Cleavers
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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