🥇 BANNER AMAZING 1812 WAR AXE WITH MAKERS MARK

CanDiver · Apr 4, 2012

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texjim · Apr 4, 2012

awesome....

Papa Bear · Apr 4, 2012

Can you laquer the wood to save it? I say banner on this awesome piece of history! :icon_thumleft:

CanDiver · Apr 4, 2012

Papa Bear said:
Can you laquer the wood to save it? I say banner on this awesome piece of history!

I used Renaisance wax on the wood. Sometimes it works. It was really deep in the silt so it might hold up.

Papa Bear · Apr 4, 2012

CanDiver said:
I used Renaisance wax on the wood. Sometimes it works. It was really deep in the silt so it might hold up.

Well, my fingers are crossed then. Awesome find my friend. Awesome find.

CSA2K · Apr 4, 2012

Sweet!

flintknapper too · Apr 4, 2012

Thats awesome

Hunthicks · Apr 4, 2012

That is just pretty sweet!

CASPER-2 · Apr 5, 2012

banner find :thumb_up:

dascrow · Apr 5, 2012

Congrats, very nice. Added to the banner finds!

scaupus · Apr 5, 2012

Brilliant!

romeo-1 · Apr 5, 2012

I love seeing what you bring up from the river bottom...everyone of your posted finds is a potential banner find!

leprechaun · Apr 5, 2012

Super nice axe.

CMDiamonddawg · Apr 5, 2012

Congrats on the Banner ! are you from New Orleans :icon_scratch:

I never knew our soldiers fought with axes during The War of 1812 :dontknow:

.. Maybe it's me

I must have missed something , man that's a good find

dawg 8)

Papa Bear · Apr 5, 2012

Congrats on the banner! Looking forward to updated photos as it cleans up. Well done!! :icon_thumleft:

riverdive · Apr 5, 2012

If axes could only talk.... Very nice. How deep down & in the mud?

BuckleBoy · Apr 6, 2012

This is a great axe, but how is it related to the War of 1812 again?

CRUSADER · Apr 6, 2012

BuckleBoy said:
This is a great axe, but how is it related to the War of 1812 again?

Clearing the woods for the farmers to see who coming :laughing7:

Seriously, I hope you can preserve that wood & update us with the makers mark info? Cool piece!

romeo-1 · Apr 6, 2012

BuckleBoy said:
This is a great axe, but how is it related to the War of 1812 again?

it's probably referential with the other finds from the specific area.

CanDiver · Apr 6, 2012

Thanks everyone! I am having good luck with what is left of the handle....so far. I am rotating it in olive oil and waxing it. So far I have found out that "ASH" probably stands for the type of handle. Any help finding the maker STONES would be great. Found in Eastern Lake Ontario.View attachment 623550