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[hope1583]

New to metal detecting.. found this ax head and this other tool. Can anyone share information about these. What is the best way to get these cleaned up?

 

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[releventchair]

Congrats. Nice head.

Your other tool is looking like what's left of a horse bit.
multiple options for cleaning.
Maybe start by deciding how you'll preserve them after cleaning first.
My vote would be drying the head and then a motor oil bath. There are better options.

To clean the axe/hatchet head you could study electrolysis. Or vinegar bath. Or molasses bath.
Or pound it gently with a hammer to descale and then wire brush it. Better options may exist.
Preservation wax maybe?

 

[Sandog]

Welcome Hope. Second item may part of a horse bit?

 

[dognose]

agree it part of a harness and bridle

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Well done and welcome to TNet !

Good Hunting !

agree it part of a harness and bridle

 

[Almy]

The axe head has the shape of a carpenter's roughing hatchet. Further evidence is that It appears to have an edge sharpened like a chisel with one bevel rather than an axe's two bevels for an edge. I have one similar, and it is a "Plumb". Yours may have a manufacturer's label stamped on the side of the blade under the rust.

 

[hope1583]

The axe head has the shape of a carpenter's roughing hatchet. Further evidence is that It appears to have an edge sharpened like a chisel with one bevel rather than an axe's two bevels for an edge. I have one similar, and it is a "Plumb". Yours may have a manufacturer's label stamped on the side of the blade under the rust.

Thank you for your detailed response. Any idea of the age of the ax head? I actually found another one right next to this one.

 

[CreekSide]

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