Todays Finds From the Woods

[JakePhelps]

Was a really nice day so i decided to go detecting for a bit. Set it to all metal mode and was glad i did cause i got a few nice relics! Got a hook thats really old and looks like it was used to hang a pot over the fire with, got a hatchet or axe that says "collins" on it in a square. Also got a square nail with a round, cuped head and 2 shotgun shells, one winchester repeater and one unreadable Also got a random metal whatsit ill post tomarow. Thanks for looking

 

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[DetectoDude]

Nice finds sometimes we ignore the iron I'll bet you are glad you didn't!

 

[JakePhelps]

Doing some research on the hatchet i found it could be as old as 1826 and in 1966 the company moved overseas. ?Anybody know anything else about the Collins Co?

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Jake,

nice artifacts.

I have found several axe heads in the wood and I have always wondered; the heads are rusted now but seem to have been in good shape, why would someone leave it just because the handle is busted?

have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

 

[JakePhelps]

Yep, im glad i dug those iron hits

I think the same thing sherman! i mean i have 5 or 6 of these now and all of them could be easily fixed....this one just has a minor stress crack on one side and also it needs a new handle. I think it was a kid who broke it and left it out here sometimes before 1966 because i found a few round nails with some kind of wood still attached to them. No non-ferrous metal there though thought maybe i had found a treehouse but it dosnt look that way.

 

[Moonshadow]

Very cool finds! The ax head looks really old and the hook is neat too! Good Job.

Happy Hunting!

Moon