Found this on my property a couple weeks ago. Mohawk Indian village was destroyed by french and Hurons in the 1680's.
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French trade axhead
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CreakyDigger
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Very very nice!
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Man that is my dream find!! I'm on the east coast so I think it will be harder here. Congrats
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Looks a lot newer than 16-1700s to me. What shape is the hole for the handle?? I doesn't have a hand forged look to it.
Luke, more of these were used in the east than the west, remember in colonial times central NY was the frontier.
Luke, more of these were used in the east than the west, remember in colonial times central NY was the frontier.
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Nice find and deep too, yours will look nice once it is cleaned up..
Here is one I found in 1985 in mid Missouri West of Booneville, Mo while hunting indian artifacts. Use to be old fort in same area found in the very early 1800s.
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Here is one I found in 1985 in mid Missouri West of Booneville, Mo while hunting indian artifacts. Use to be old fort in same area found in the very early 1800s.
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