Cool Axe Head with a Thin Metal Rod for a Handle!

[FreeBirdTim]

Found a cool axe head in the woods today. It has a thin metal rod for a handle! Doesn't look like the axe head was beat on to attach it to the rod. Maybe they heated it up first and then molded the head around the rod?

It's a big sucker, weighing in a 4 pounds, 2 ounces. I'm guessing it's a 3 1/2 pound head with the rod weighing 10 ounces. A real pain to carry 3/4 of a mile back to the car!

Any guesses as to how old this axe head might be? I've found at least a dozen axe heads, but never one with a metal rod for a handle.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[Lanny in AB]

That is a cool find!

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny

 

[vpnavy]

I pulled these from other TN threads...

United States Department of Agriculture
A Practical Ax Manual Brief History of the Ax. Here are a few pictures - a bunch more on the website





Axe Head (Mar 18, 2010)



Hammer (Better Pics) (Feb 20, 2008)
​

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BULLETS ===========================================

I pulled this from another TN thread...

Civil War Bullet ID Chart (Sep 05, 2013)http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/civil-war/374406-civil-war-bullet-id-chart.html

 

[Brazos]

Cool info

 

[pepperj]

Cool find but it would be a killer for chopping wood, or taking a tree down.
Starting to wonder if it was repurposed for a rod that going over the fire/spit that a pot hung off or fancy skew for hanging game over the fire?

 

[Rookster]

Nice ax find. Congrats

 

[Silvermonkey]

I love finding odd stuff when I'm out detecting. I've never seen an ax head with a metal rod attached to it. Strange, but interesting.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Cool find but it would be a killer for chopping wood, or taking a tree down.
Starting to wonder if it was repurposed for a rod that going over the fire/spit that a pot hung off or fancy skew for hanging game over the fire?

You could be right. I don't see how you could swing it with such a thin diameter rod. Doesn't feel right in my hand. Very odd find!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool relic, congratulations!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I think I'm going to have to change my handle to Iron Man! LOL! I really do enjoy finding rusty iron relics.

 

[GA_Boy]

Re-purposed for a hand held WEDGE maybe? One guy holds and another hits with hammer.
Marvin

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Maybe, but the poll doesn't look like it was hit with anything.

 

[sutphin]

AH THE OLE AXE HEAD ROUTINE