axe head help please

[mrtwintower]

Found this old axe head and was hoping somebody might help with more info about it. Who might have made it? Where on the axe would I find a makers name? Is there a way to clean it? Any good websites out there for axe info?
Thank you!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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[RelicHunter97]

Sure looke like the Baltimore-Kentucky. Nice axe!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

A lot of your old ax heads, and most other implements for that matter were made by local blacksmiths..... no real way to ever attribute them to a certain maker. Nice find though, those old axes are really cool.

 

[DirtDigler]

I find a good number of axe heads. When I find a really nice one I'm thinking of putting on a new handle and using it. I use old tools in my profession, so it's always nice when I can find on I can utilize again.

 

[mrtwintower]

Thanks for the answers. Yes they are a nice bit of history.

 

[danthecanuck]

The problem with axe heads to date them.They were made the same way and with the same designs from the 1600's 1700's right up to the mid 20th century.When I get a good one I make throwin' axes out of them!(beats horseshoes on a nice beer and B.B.Q day)

 

[clovis97]

I'm not an expert, but this example looks machine forged from a factory.

A maker's mark most often is found on the face of an ax, usually near the square end.