Axe Head Found

[Alabama dirt mover]

I live in Alabama and found this on our property. We had a really good rain and I found this sticking out of the earth. Anyone have any idea of how old it may be?

 

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[Tony in SC]

Looking at the mushroom head I would say more iron than steel and was used as a wedge? My guess would be late 1800's?

 

[Evan in CA]

Welcome to T-net. Thanks for posting and cool find, tools are great to find. I don’t know how old but there’s a chart someone posted but I don’t know how to post it here. Maybe someone can copy it here.

 

[Alabama dirt mover]

Thank you. It is suprisingly heavy.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Welcome to T-net. Thanks for posting and cool find, tools are great to find. I don’t know how old but there’s a chart someone posted but I don’t know how to post it here. Maybe someone can copy it here.

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Welcome to Tnet from Toronto ADM!
Nice find... here you go.

Dave

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

 

[Almy]

It looks like one that was made by a blacksmith. The hot iron was wrapped around a mandrel which left a hole for the handle. It was brought together and a piece of harder steel sandwiched between and hammer-welded in place. I think I can see the demarcation line. It's old. The ones I find are from sites dating from late 1700s to mid-1800s. But that method was used earlier too, I believe.

 

[Alabama dirt mover]

Wow! Now that is very Interesting. I do ancestry research and my 3rd, 4th and 5th generation grandfather's were farmers and blacksmiths.