Huge antique french butchers meat cleaver. 
Featured in a recent visit to a vide grenier, now refurbished and ready for display or use.
The beechwood handle is riveted to
the solid metal blade and shaft with four rivets. 
It has ware and signs of use consistent with age, probably dating back to the late 1800s. 
Length = 29" 
Blade = 9.5" x 8"
Weight = 2.8 kg