Found this Ax Head

[iflyone2]

Anyone that can tell me more about this Ax head found in NC near Lake Norman? Thanks.

 

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[peruna]

Welcome, iflyone2!

Great find...don't have much to add re the axe head, though. Might want to work some electrolysis on it and see if there are any marks on it.

Nicely done!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

A book titled:
Axe Makers of North America, by Allan Klenman,
says that you have a "Jersey or Baltimore Jersey" pattern
of axe.
...I guess, as you are holding the part of the head, called the "poll",
but in one pic the head appears to be slightly mushroomed-out, so that's
that - can't give you date of mfg,, sorry.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool relic find, hope it cleans up!

 

[A2coins]

Nice relic if you go to search there are many posts and a chart with pics and dates from 1800s to present

 

[ARC]

 

[Inspector]

Nice find, cool axe head
Welcome to Tnet

Nice chart AARC

 

[ToddsPoint]

Looks identical to the NC axe in AARC's chart. Gary

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Looks identical to the NC axe in AARC's chart. Gary

Would you then consider his axe head to be Narrow or Sweeping edge?
(use the upper Right illustration in same chart)
Cheers!
GL+HH

~Jim