✅ SOLVED Date colonial axe head?

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I found this last week where an old home sight used to be. I have found the privy pit also. Exciting stuff. This axe head does not show a mark, needs some cleaning. What amazes me is the weight. I do not very accurate scales, but weighing myself wit/without on my bathroom scale, puts it between 6.5 - 7.0 lbs. any info would be appreciated.

 

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Can you please flip to other side and take a picture... need to see if other side also has what appears to be "bit"...

But if that is not a "bit" head ... COULD BE a ... "New England / Connecticut" head...

Depends on that "bit" looking part.

Actually... looks like southern Kentucky... err.. heh....
Someone who is more an "axe head" guy may "chime in on this"...
Cool find though.

 

[Broken knee]

Here is a chart. HH
BK

 

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Axe head opposite side



Thanks for looking. I cleaned it with a wire brush. Still did not see any maker mark.
Did notice in the corner that there appears to be a different color metal oval shaped maybe someone will know something. The chart provided leads me towards Southern Kentucky. Is it possible to put a date on it? Thanks again. I know it takes time to answer, your time is appreciated.

 

[bzbadger]

Well that will teach me to read the whole thread.. I didn't bother and researched the piece and now see someone threw a chart up. Ehh I came up with a Kentucky piece but that's easily seen now. Nice chart makes it easier

 

[gunsil]

Those names on the chart are just pattern names, not where they came from. Your axe is a fairly modern head, it is not colonial since it appears to be a one piece head and most likely a cast one. These things cannot really be dated accurately without a maker's mark since they have been made the same for over a hundred years and right up to today.

 

[bzbadger]

Those names on the chart are just pattern names, not where they came from. Your axe is a fairly modern head, it is not colonial since it appears to be a one piece head and most likely a cast one. These things cannot really be dated accurately without a maker's mark since they have been made the same for over a hundred years and right up to today.

Totally correct. Unless there's a makers mark or if you can get down to the real metal and see the hammer marks from smithing then you can see that its older than ones you would see today. I have a couple colonial pieces that I wont sell knowing they're very old and came from colonial grounds that are privately owned. That chart is a guide on design but really dating an item such as this is difficult.