Old pickaxe or mattock

[3deep]

Ahoy! This is the first thing I've found that's old since I started swinging a couple of weeks ago. Found it on the bank of a river in Kentucky. I can't find any photos of one exactly like it.
Thanks for any input!

Rob

 

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[kingskid1611]

Welcome to the party. Not sure on age but your right on with how cool it is. Nice finds, Congrats! Good Luck and Happy Hunting

 

[d2]

It could be an axe for fighting woods fires. The side where the rivets are coming may have held a foot long or so piece to rake with that has came off. The missing piece, if that is what it is, would look like the stationary part of a sickle hay mower and have some teeth on it. I think they are called fire rakes but that's just a guess...d2