Teleruin

What if the design was not for combat ? Lets say the seax was used both as a weapon, but mainly as a tool. And that the backside was used as a small handy "club" or "hammer" for various tasks. Cracking nuts, pounding meat so it becomes tender, and things like that. A point on the backside to concentrate force of such a "club" could be very handy as a place to concentrate force