Copper Axe

[robfinds]

Continued my recuperation yesterday afternoon. Had a couple of hours trying the Deus on P5. This is recommended for pasture, to find larger very deep objects. The field as yielded hundreds of coins for me, but nothing older than Victorian. The first 10 mins was silent, perhaps I had found all there was to be found. Then up turned a badly corrode George III cartwheel penny 1797. The penny came up from deep, this gave me encouragement. Another worn George III penny soon followed. The next hour was quiet, apart from a couple of more modern coins. I decided to move to the highest part of the field, from here you get a great view of the area. A thumping signal resulted in this little copper/bronze axe/chisel. It's only 6cm long, it's broken on one end. A very interesting little find. Certainly impressed with program 5. The axe could be very old.

 

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[ARC]

Amazing.
Banner if verified.

 

[RJ55]

Unique recovery,congratulations.

 

[sutphin]

FINDS IN ENGLAND ARE ALWAYS A FIRST . BUT THIS FELLA HAS A MAJOR RELIC A COPPER AXE THAT HE PULLED FROM THE DIRT . AMAZING FIND IF YOU WANT MY OPINON , AND WHEN THIS MEMBERS TITLE NAME SAYS ROB FINDS HE AINT KIDDING. AWESOME ........

 

[Aussie]

Fantastic find! I bet whomever lost that was devastated.

 

[UnderMiner]

Very interesting...

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Ancient relics are always a Welcome addition to your collection , that is far and beyond a good day!

Congrats ,

cmddawg

 

[M_d_in_guy]

very cool find, odd that a axe or hatchet head is made out of such a soft metal, I understand that from the bronze age, which makes me wonder where in time this cool find fits in.

 

[pepperj]

What a cool find Robert, liking it! Has me scratching the head wondering how old it actually is, the notched out part looks like where it was for attaching it to the handle but different.
Are you going to show it to the Flo to get an opinion?

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome find

 

[46Wheat]

very cool find

 

[CRUSADER]

Does look old but doesn't have a bronze age look, odd really...

Maybe some kind of wood splitting wedge

 

[robfinds]

very cool find, odd that a axe or hatchet head is made out of such a soft metal, I understand that from the bronze age, which makes me wonder where in time this cool find fits in.

Not sure how old it actually is

 

[robfinds]

What a cool find Robert, liking it! Has me scratching the head wondering how old it actually is, the notched out part looks like where it was for attaching it to the handle but different.
Are you going to show it to the Flo to get an opinion?

Took it to a local museum this afternoon, no one in though who could help.

 

[robfinds]

Does look old but doesn't have a bronze age look, odd really...

Maybe some kind of wood splitting wedge

True Cru looks old, due to it being copper. Would have been much cheaper to have made it in iron. That's if iron was around. The blade end is flattened due to a lot of use.

 

[Plumbata]

Not to be a naysayer but it looks like no Chalcolithic or Bronze age piece I've ever seen, especially with the hexagonal faceting and groove opposite the "blade". Soil conditions certainly vary of course but the patina looks far too young, the working end obviously wasn't kept sharp and the other end shows some slight mushrooming from being struck. I'm thinking it's a Medieval or later wedge, leather or lead working tool or perhaps something used to cram oakum or similar material into cracks. Hard to say really.

 

[CRUSADER]

True Cru looks old, due to it being copper. Would have been much cheaper to have made it in iron. That's if iron was around. The blade end is flattened due to a lot of use.

So its taken lots of blows on the head, that indicates it might be a Medieval Metal working Tool.

 

[robfinds]

So its taken lots of blows on the head, that indicates it might be a Medieval Metal working Tool.

I've taken loads of blows to the head, many say I'm a tool.

 

[Jeff H]

It is a COOL piece ! Hey, it may be "only" medieval, but is a very unique find. I have no problem nominating it for the Banner.

 

[robfinds]

Not to be a naysayer but it looks like no Chalcolithic or Bronze age piece I've ever seen, especially with the hexagonal faceting and groove opposite the "blade". Soil conditions certainly vary of course but the patina looks far too young, the working end obviously wasn't kept sharp and the other end shows some slight mushrooming from being struck. I'm thinking it's a Medieval or later wedge, leather or lead working tool or perhaps something used to cram oakum or similar material into cracks. Hard to say really.

Hello plumbata, you're not a naysayer, I never said I thought it was bronze age. I merely said it looked old (which it does)