Old hatchet head..

[Colonial kid]

......found today at s old site that was on the 1878 map but long gone no house barn.s ect.im thinking it fit.s 1860.s 70.s..thanks for looking..should cleanup nicely.

 

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[HCW]

Almost looks like a drywall hatchet.

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Thats a good one. Looks like a roofing hatchet to me. One on my bucket list. Congrats!

 

[A2coins]

Nice find thats an oldie electrolysis will work good hope to see it when your done.

 

[tnt-hunter]

My father was a tool collector and that looks very much like what we would call a lath hatchet. They were used to nail up the wooden laths that were on the wall before plaster was spread over them. (Before the days of drywall/Sheetrock). If you have ever torn out a wall in a really old house you know what I’m talking about. Usually the head will have a checker pattern on the end used for nailing. When you clean it up you will be able to tell for sure. Congratulations on an interesting find. Stay safe and keep swingin.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[HCW]

My father was a tool collector and that looks very much like what we would call a lath hatchet. They were used to nail up the wooden laths that were on the wall before plaster was spread over them. (Before the days of drywall/Sheetrock). If you have ever torn out a wall in a really old house you know what I’m talking about. Usually the head will have a checker pattern on the end used for nailing. When you clean it up you will be able to tell for sure. Congratulations on an interesting find. Stay safe and keep swingin.

That's another idea. They call it a waffle head.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice relic, congrats!

 

[Colonial kid]

Thanks everybody for looking and the replie.s

 

[Calabash Digger]

Nice one!