looks like someone replaced their wood with lead

or was it born this way?

aug023 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

aug024 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

aug025 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

I would say yes, someone filled that handle with lead for some reason.

Looks like a "perfectly toxic" handle.

Jim

Maybe he didn't like splinters? lol

Looks like he made a legal sap or billy-club.

Certainly looks like it has been used to whack on things.

The previous owner may of done that after destroying the wood by using it as a hammer.

Bet that is a little weighty

Could be interesting to use for electrical work (i.e. find the hot wire or contact)

So if this is a not quite perfect handle does that make it an imperfect handle?