Axe/hammer age ?

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Hello TN. I dont recognize the Axe you found, so I didnt respond. Nobody else did either. It looks as if it could pull a nail. Here is the chart someone posted but I dont think it will help. Ill look in my books.
 

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It looks like a cast steel claw hatchet in my book. Ill take some pics for you.
 

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Its hard to get good lighting at nite, Im not set up for it, but here are some pics. Im sorry I dont know the age of these catalog ads but it may get you in the right direction..
 

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Ok it was found on the side of a steep ridge overlooking a distant rail road crossing. It was guarded during the civil war and I thought I had found some breast works (breast works lol sp) or fortification pits. I have a lot of axes and hammer axes but the head remind me of a trade axe sorta. Its the size of a full axe. I will check and see if its cast. The area is old..... sq nails and such.
A Big Thank You
 

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It may be a "Winooski"! ;D Try some electrolysis.
 

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Winooski is it!!! Weird looking bugger. Would the age be around 1860 maybe?? About $7.00 a dozen !!! Are they rare to turn up? I knew you guys could solve anything. :thumbsup:
 

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I googled Winooski hatchet and got nothing. I dont know but measure the width of the cut and/or weigh it to compare with the old ad. Looks over 4 inch.
 

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bigcypresshunter said:
I googled Winooski hatchet and got nothing. I dont know but measure the width of the cut and/or weigh it to compare with the old ad. Looks over 4 inch.

http://www.roseantiquetools.com/id103.html
6 long and 4 at the bit. Looks to be the original True tool value as they bought the company eventually. The original company dated to 1855. Could be tool steel or cast. I doubt its Cw related. Well thats still cool and an original and can go with the rest of the rusty tools dug .
Thanks Bigcyphuntr :thumbsup:
 

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Is there a seam here , Dig Em ?
 

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Yes it appears it was a flat piece that was folded over and forged together. It has heavy wear from pounding possibly like wedge. found 6"inches deep. LOOKS LIKE A CONNECTICUT AX HEAD.
 

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1845 would work for what i found. I also found a long heavy flat stake (thought was a bayonet when digging) that was bent over at the top.This could have been used to secure a bottom row of logs on the incline and other timbers were spiked to it to form a dug out rifle pit. Looked to be a similiar style pit of others I have found.
Guess work I know but it was a large confederate staging area in Ga before the trip to Atlanta.
Thanks for the additional pics mojjax.
 

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Dig em all said:
Yes it appears it was a flat piece that was folded over and forged together. It has heavy wear from pounding possibly like wedge. found 6"inches deep. LOOKS LIKE A CONNECTICUT AX HEAD.
Here is a pic from my Sloan book , Dig Em .
 

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Hey Mike
The bulldozers were moving towards this area. Was a staging area for the confederates. Had been hunted hard. Not sure how the iron got missed>?
 

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