French trade axhead

[SteveAdam]

Found this on my property a couple weeks ago. Mohawk Indian village was destroyed by french and Hurons in the 1680's.

 

[SteveAdam]

Its currently soaking in evapo rust. It was down 11 or 12 inches.

 

[CreakyDigger]

Very very nice!

 

[LukeCoughlan]

Man that is my dream find!! I'm on the east coast so I think it will be harder here. Congrats

 

[SteveAdam]

I'm in central new york state. It doesn't hurt to have a Mohawk village as part of your property.

 

[gunsil]

Looks a lot newer than 16-1700s to me. What shape is the hole for the handle?? I doesn't have a hand forged look to it.

Luke, more of these were used in the east than the west, remember in colonial times central NY was the frontier.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Nice find and deep too, yours will look nice once it is cleaned up..

Here is one I found in 1985 in mid Missouri West of Booneville, Mo while hunting indian artifacts. Use to be old fort in same area found in the very early 1800s.

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[dognose]

Thats a nice find. I have found some old ax heads in the fields but none that old.