Your photo reminds me of the story of my elderly German aunt who was a young woman living in Germany during WWII, on a farm. She was working in the field one day after the war ended, and some Allied GIs come up and ask her if they can buy any eggs.
Of course, "eggs" in German is "Eier", and so she thought they were asking for an "ax", which sounds amazingly like "eggs." She motions for them to wait, runs into the barn and comes out with an ax, similar to your photo, no doubt.
The GI's turn tail and scoot out of there post haste. She didn't know what to make of it. It was over a decade before someone understanding English explained to her what had transpired. A good laugh, indeed, as she realized that the GI's must have concluded that she was defending her virtue against the Allies who were overpaid, oversexed, and over THERE.