John Gist is confronted by Charley Pete as he is leaving the store/tavern where he had just purchased a new axe which he is holding in his left hand with the bit toward the floor. There are a couple of close up shots but when the shot goes wide Charley Pete punches John . There is no sign of the axe in John's hand when the punch is thrown. When John is knocked backwards to the floor next to a table with benches there is no axe to be seen anywhere. As the scene ends John has gotten up off of the floor and as Charley leaves John isn't holding the axe nor is there one to be seen anywhere around him.