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Axe handle Long Caption: Axe handle, a relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-1848 recovered by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-1879. It has the inscription in white paint (8) AXE SHAFT.' Schwatka was at this Inuit encampment from 15-17 May 1879. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AAA2346 Artist: unknown Date: unknown Medium: wood Size: 25 mm x 273 mm x 50 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.