How to date old axe heads?

[DFX-SCOTT]

I have found 2 old AXE HEADS this year one in my yard where 1866 coins have been found and a bigger one in a feild where an old school house from the 1870s was.

I am going to run them on my wifes dads grinder that has a wire wheel, to see if there are any markings

any imput? also found 2 Iron log splitters

 

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[West Jersey Detecting]

Try eharmony.com

 

[lumbercamp]

I'd be careful using a wire wheel. If the markings are faint it might scour them off.

 

[Baggins]

Would love to hear how it pans out...I have found 6 axe heads this year!
HH
Baggins

 

[crazyjarhead]

Try eharmony.com

Thats a good one Eharmony should have plenty around

 

[BureFreak]

I would recommend electrolysis above the grinder. The others are right. That grinder will just any markings right off.

 

[ModernMiner]

Scott,
Here's a site I found when I was trying to ID mine.
http://www.antique-used-tools.com/misc._axeshatchets.htm

Mojjax was a great help too:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,127130.msg928343.html#msg928343

Congrats & good luck with the ID.
-MM-