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[[Imagefile:AxeRake.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Word Bearers Axe-rake]]'''Axe-rakes''' are a heavy multi-purpose weapon and tool used within the [[Imperium]] and by the forces of [[Chaos]]. They feature a heavy [[Axe|axehead]], sometimes replaced with a [[chain-axe]] assembly , and curved bill-hook or barb at the back. They are used in mines, smeltorssmelters, foundries , and work gangs , and can also assist in climbing over obstacles or forcing open doors and locks. An almost universal symbol in the Imperium for labour and a [[hive world]]'s manual workforce and , it is often rendered as an icon both in industrial architecture and livery on most hive world guilds and the [[Vervunhive|Vervun Primary Hive]] [[Commissariat]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|3c}}
They saw use during the [[Horus Heresy]] by the [[Ashen Circle]] of the [[Word Bearers]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]. These vicious blades were used to drag down victims and topple graven idols and false icons for the Word BeaersBearers' pyres.{{Fn|1}}
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