Old axe heads (need age)

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Myself and dogcaught found these two at a old homestead :thumbsup: just wondering the age on them if you can help.
 

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Thanks, where is there a site to find them at.
 
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IAsoldier said:
Thanks, where is there a site to find them at.

I agree with mojjax on the general dates.

I have that same axe/hatchet head you show on top there from a site that ONLY dates from 1860s through 1910.  With dozens of makers and probebly no marks left on the iron, it'll be difficult to nail down a specific manufacturer.

Google "axe hatchet antique"
 
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The area we're hunting at dates to the late 1850's now its a ghost town and this house is part of it. Thanks Terry.
 
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IAsoldier said:
Myself and dogcaught found these two at a old homestead :thumbsup: just wondering the age on them if you can help.

i found a tool exactly like the one on the bottom today, i cant figure what the notch in it is for. olso found a 189? v nickel at the same site.
 
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terryinr.i. said:
IAsoldier said:
Myself and dogcaught found these two at a old homestead :thumbsup: just wondering the age on them if you can help.

i found a tool exactly like the one on the bottom today, i cant figure what the notch in it is for. olso found a 189? v nickel at the same site.

The notch is for pulling nails - it's a roofing hatchet/axe.
 
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ok i'll go for that. now how would the handle be atatched.
 
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terryinr.i. said:
ok i'll go for that. now how would the handle be atatched.

I think the bottom one is a broken hatchet head, the top one is a complete hatchet head.
 
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Yes your totally correct top complete the other just the blade. Cool place to hunt hoping to go back soon.
 
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