large axe head from heavily hunted park

[scrounger d detector collector]

got this old axe head from a local park here.this park dates to 1902 and has been heavily hunted.i havent really hit any old coins there yet but i did find this.

i seem to be real keen on axeheads. found 3 at the LBH. one older type like this [broken] and 2 more modern.

but it does give me hope.if something this big still hasnt been found,there must be other goodies around .also i never find any evidence of a handle.a good older tool would surely have a handle made of hickory or some other tough wood.i guess mostly the axe heads are lost when they "fly off the handle". haha! has anyone here ever found one with the handle still on.were talking axe here not hatchet.how long would it take for the handle to rot away completely.would 106 yrs be enuf?

wonder who lost it? pre park farmland.or clearing for the new park?

probably GIMLI the dwarf lost it after the battle of helms deep.
"42 master Legolas,and alas my axe is notched for the 42nd orc had an iron collar"

 

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[{Sentinel}]

That's a VERY NICE early ax head! Probably late 1700s to early 1800s! Great Find!

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

REALLY ? i didnt think much of it. it WAS headed to the scrap pile out back. how can u tell if its that old or not.i see no markings.too rusted. but i guess that would be hand made era blacksmith territory back then huh? thanku thanku. JUST GOES TO SHOW I GUESS. DONT THROW ANYTHING AWAY U FIND IF UR NOT SURE. and is it worth anything anyone thinks?

 

[bazinga]

Just to let you know, the reason that is still in the ground is because it is made of iron. People just don't dig iron in parks. We pass it over on purpose.

 

[ac385]

Dig everything = Find old stuff and lots of junk
Don't dig everything = Don't find lots of junk but you miss out on old axe heads.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Just to let you know, the reason that is still in the ground is because it is made of iron. People just don't dig iron in parks. We pass it over on purpose.

People often ignore all "non coin" signals. I dug my finest "coin silver" spoon, which dates to about 1850, in a heavily hunted area. I am sure it was passed up as "can slaw" by people before me who thought it was too big to be anything of value.

I also dig many early American brass "flat" buttons that are passed up by people in COIN mode who pass up the mid range signals as junk.

I enjoy digging the old axe heads. Each one has a different story that we will never know. Congrats on the find!

Neil

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

Just to let you know, the reason that is still in the ground is because it is made of iron. People just don't dig iron in parks. We pass it over on purpose.

People often ignore all "non coin" signals. I dug my finest "coin silver" spoon, which dates to about 1850, in a heavily hunted area. I am sure it was passed up as "can slaw" by people before me who thought it was too big to be anything of value.

I also dig many early American brass "flat" buttons that are passed up by people in COIN mode who pass up the mid range signals as junk.

I enjoy digging the old axe heads. Each one has a different story that we will never know. Congrats on the find!

Neil

right on neil.and instead of going home w just a few clads and no history.i had the great fun of finding it.it really only took a few moments to dig it. also i didnt put in the orig post i found several coins [nothing special though] right near there that im sure it was masking. also due to rise in metal prices im always hoping for a nice piece of copper or brass to scrap.another area park has given up a lot of industrial metals of value goto see it http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,165033.0.html

also this is one of the few parks near enough gaswise to be huntable and i plan on teally hunting it hard.i need to get all the surface stuff out of the way anyway b4 i hit it w the BIG COIL

 

[texan connection]

Havent found one like that yet If I do i'm gonna name it molly hatchet

 

[Old River]

Great find. I found a set of four of them. From the large one to the hatchet size. They were all in a two foot circle of each other. I'll see about getting a picture for if I can find it. Congrat.

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

thats an axe albert,not a hatchet.

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

Great find. I found a set of four of them. From the large one to the hatchet size. They were all in a two foot circle of each other. I'll see about getting a picture for if I can find it. Congrat.

u wonder if it was a fight there.hope no one lost their scalp. pm me a link to the pics if u put them on so ill be sure to see it.

 

[Old River]

I found them. Only little one is not in the picture. Oh yea, the meat clever was in the same spot.

 

[Michiganne]

Cool axe head, scrounger! Very nice relic....WTG Way to dig those iron signals.

(Now does your wife know you had that rusty old thing on the kitchen table?)

HH

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

I found them. Only little one is not in the picture. Oh yea, the meat clever was in the same spot.

as long as u found no human bones.....heh...heh GREAT FINDS !!

the axes in pics look shiny.DID U SEAL THEM W SOMETHING AND IF SO WHY ?

 

[Old River]

No I didn't seal them. Thats just the way they looked when I washed the dirt off. I did find a lot of bones in that area, and hope they were animal bones.

 

[sonny60]

like those old axes. have several myself

 

[Merf]

That's a nice old relic, Scrounger Good hunt.

 

[Noodle]

Those things, including your's, Scrounger, look medieval. I have no doubt that any wood associated with them rotted away YEARS/DECADES ago. Be glad the iron remained. Clean 'em up and let us see the results. Congrats!

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

Those things, including your's, Scrounger, look medieval. I have no doubt that any wood associated with them rotted away YEARS/DECADES ago. Be glad the iron remained. Clean 'em up and let us see the results. Congrats!

i dont think u clean these,noodle.have u done anything with those that were found there or u tossed them.?i dont know if they have any value.or not. if somebody knows whether to clean this and HOW let me know

 

[Goldiver]

That's a VERY NICE early ax head! Probably late 1700s to early 1800s! Great Find!

My thoughts exactly! Great find!

Steve