by Contributor | April 1, 2012 5:26 pm
OSWEGO, NY – George Clark, president of Continental Arms Collectors Association (left) and Colonel Clayton F. Nans, USMC (Retired) hold a rare U.S. Navy boarding ax, circa 1800-1810.

The ax was part of Continental Arms military and naval exhibit during the War of 1812 Symposium at the American Foundry on Saturday.
Colonel Nans, a naval historian, was a speaker at the symposium.
Photo by Bridget Clark
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