Curved Steel Scimitar is weapon type "axe"

I found this item, so I'm unsure of its origin, but it seems like a scimitar would more appropriately be a type of sword. look scimitar The curving steel blade of this scimitar protrudes from a black leather bound pommel. Along the sharp edge of the blade tiny runes have been carved in a language that has long since been lost to these lands. A curved steel scimitar is an axe, made of steel, and weighs 9 pounds 15 ounces. Thanks