Virginia

   The Virginia pattern is often misidentified as a Rockaway Pattern due to its short poll, dramatically drooping beard, and the presence of lugs/ears. The angle of descent of the beard from the eye to the heel is typically similar to a Kentucky pattern, though the height of the poll is generally shallower than a Kentucky and more similarly dimensioned to a Rockaway. The overall dimensions give an appearance of a "short" and "long" head, and are similar to a Rockaway pattern with an excessively long bit, much like a comparison of a Kentucky to a Jersey pattern.

    The pattern was a non-standard pattern that was only occasionally offered by major axe manufacturers.  It seems to have been advertised starting in the late 1800s and ceased to be advertised after the 1920s. Oddly enough, the pattern seemed to have been more popular as an export than a domestic offering. The 1921 domestic catalog of the Kelly Axe Manufacturing Company made no mention of the pattern, but the export catalog from the same company that year listed it as an option and showed it clearly on the included pattern chart.