On the old farm land where I found the gold coin and the 7 barber silver coins i also found 2 ax heads- and. lost one of them ---
today i found the one i lost...
I have that exact hatchet. It's referred to as a carpenter's hatchet. Commonly carried in the Civil War. Go to libertyrifles.org for more information. It's common for the head to be smashed because it was pounded on to create kindling. I cleaned mine and it turned out great.