18th Century Trade Axe!!! (And a few other relics)

[mangum]

I had a good time today, I met up with my buddy Jim to do a little detecting at a site he found a breastplate at that they are now clearing. My best find was a surprise, an 18th century Revolutionary War period trade axe! I found a few similar examples in Neumanns Encyclopedia. There does appear to be a makers mark, I'll post a follow up after electrolysis. Any further insight would be appreciated. I also found an awesome toy soldier (30s, 40s), a neat Police suspender buckle & a few other odds & ends. We didn't last long in the heat but it was good to get out & sabe some history!

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the very productive relic hunt!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice stuff

 

[Carolina Tom]

The lead toy soldier is just awesome Josh!

Home Depot has a whole isle of axes... but that they got zero lead toys. Very well played sir.

 

[Subterranean]

Great finds, congratulations. Your soldier is a Barclay, circa 1935-1942, and is in great shape, and no broken rifle! Sub

 

[mangum]

The lead toy soldier is just awesome Josh!

Home Depot has a whole isle of axes... but that they got zero lead toys. Very well played sir.

But do they have 250 year old trade axes LOL I do like the toy soldier, surprisingly my first.

 

[mangum]

Great finds, congratulations. Your soldier is a Barclay, circa 1935-1942, and is in great shape, and no broken rifle! Sub

Thanks for the ID Sub, happy the first one I found is complete & in such good shape!

 

[Pacivilwarluke]

Very cool! I'm not an expert by any means on these but I do beleieve the makers mark is known as a touch mark, and that can really narrow down date and place of manufacture! I dug one in SC with a touch mark of a similar shape if I recall, awesome find!!

 

[mangum]

Very cool! I'm not an expert by any means on these but I do beleieve the makers mark is known as a touch mark, and that can really narrow down date and place of manufacture! I dug one in SC with a touch mark of a similar shape if I recall, awesome find!!

You are right, this is the first I've found so not too knowledgable. Hopefully I can get some more insight once I get it cleaned.

 

[mangum]

I found a really close match so it appears this may actually be 17th century

 

[Steve in PA]

Definitely a colonial axe, and that is a touch mark on the blade. Touch marks are sometimes very difficult to read though. It seems the term "trade axe" has become universal with colonial axes even though most are found at settlers homes and military camps, as opposed to trading posts and Indian sites.

BTW, that toy soldier is about as nice as they come out of the ground!

 

[Davers]

I had a good time today, I met up with my buddy Jim to do a little detecting at a site he found a breastplate at that they are now clearing. My best find was a surprise, an 18th century Revolutionary War period trade axe! I found a few similar examples in Neumanns Encyclopedia. There does appear to be a makers mark, I'll post a follow up after electrolysis. Any further insight would be appreciated. I also found an awesome toy soldier (30s, 40s), a neat Police suspender buckle & a few other odds & ends. We didn't last long in the heat but it was good to get out & sabe some history!View attachment 1347710View attachment 1347711View attachment 1347712View attachment 1347713View attachment 1347714View attachment 1347715View attachment 1347717View attachment 1347719View attachment 1347720View attachment 1347721View attachment 1347722

Great Stuff IMO Mag, Living the Ax Head & the Police Piece.

The Heat has been pretty brutal this year or I'm just getting old.

 

[mangum]

Definitely a colonial axe, and that is a touch mark on the blade. Touch marks are sometimes very difficult to read though. It seems the term "trade axe" has become universal with colonial axes even though most are found at settlers homes and military camps, as opposed to trading posts and Indian sites.

BTW, that toy soldier is about as nice as they come out of the ground!

Thanks for the info Steve, this is the first I have found so still learning. I used to do Rev War reenacting when I was younger so I knew it was period when I found it, just didn't realize it could be older. I really like the toy soldier too, surprisingly it was a first.