ID THIS AXE HEAD PLEASE!

[collectorconor]

Hi,I found this axe head near to an iron age fort site today.I found another one(my last post) a few weeks ago but this is different.The hole in it seems to be narrow at one end,then gets a bit thicker.It is 16 cm long and 11 cm high(at the tip of the blade).
If anyone could id this it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[kuger]

I dont beleive it dates that early.I have dug several of that style and beleive they date to around mid 19th century-.Very nice example!!

 

[AU Seeker]

It's very hard to ID very old axes, the best way to ID an axe is by the manufacturer's markings on an axe, extremely old axes may not have any markings but many do, looking at an old axe after doing electrolysis you maybe able to tell if it was hand forged/welded or made by modern techniques.

Here's the best info I could come up with on the history of the axe and old axes found in the USA, If I find anything else I will post it.

http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99232823/pdf99232823Pdpi72pt02.pdf

http://thesharpenedaxe.blogspot.com/2010/11/development-of-american-felling-axe-in.html