Hey happy to get a Ax Head these day. Hopefully Rev War

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“””UPDATE PICS DOWN BELOW”. Went to the Fort and dug this 6” inside the Fort in the white shells. Hard digging. Doing electrolysis now. Any ax men out there to age this beauty? Will take pics after.

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That's good Inspector! You can see both Truth's find and the specimen you posted suffered impact mushrooming on the poll. Has been used for splitting a bunch...Regardless of hawk or axe, it's a neat old tool!
 

smallfoot said:
That's good Inspector! You can see both Truth's find and the specimen you posted suffered impact mushrooming on the poll. Has been used for splitting a bunch...Regardless of hawk or axe, it's a neat old tool!
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Thank you smallfoot I’m happy to own it. And yes it’s mushroomed.
 

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The mushroom only adds charactor....I would rather find one with good old honest use than one never used. Nice job.
 

Not all tomahawks had a smoking pipe on them. This sure looks like a hammer pole tomahawk with the solid pole that was used later in its life to split wood. The pole has been pounded on and is deformed, that’s why it was discarded. Very nice find.
 

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Fullstock is correct. Furthermore, MOST tomahawks did not have a pipe, and sometimes the pipes broke and the end was re hammered to a flat.
 

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Now all tomahawks had a smoking pipe on them. This sure looks like a hammer pole tomahawk with the solid pole that was used later in its life to split wood. The pole has been pounded on and is deformed, that’s why it was discarded. Very nice find.
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Thank you Fullstock I appreciate the comment
 

Historic. Congratulations! Can't wait to see it cleaned up and preserved.
 

Hi , Try soaking in cheap brown vinegar next time . Came up nice . Called a Trap Hammer down under . TP
 

The heel at the bottom of the blade says it was most likely made as a weapon first. Then second life as a tool. You have something awesome. Wish I found it first.
 

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The heel at the bottom of the blade says it was most likely made as a weapon first. Then second life as s tool. You have something awesome. Wish I found it first.
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Man Hughett that means so much to me thank you. It’s funny because I was looking for another Rev pewter button that I had found there. IMG_1165.jpgIMG_1166.jpgIt’s a lot of white shells so it hard digging and I remember feeling defeated only leaving with “another” old ax head. Lol

Then when I got home I started to notice damn this one I’d different. I think I love it. Lol
 

You have shells. I have clay and chert (clay,rocks,and very little dirt). You found and own a piece of America history. Was it used in battle, was it used on a ship, or was it used to build a fort? If it was mine... I would sit and stare at it and just wonder.
 

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