Show your favorite axes!!!!

Hippy · Feb 17, 2009

Lets see some of your favorite axes since there seems to be an axe theme here tonight. This isn't necessarily one of my favorites....well, yeah it might be, but it's one I've acquired within the last couple of weeks. This is a 1/2 groove Keokuk axe from Lee County, Iowa that measures 7 3/8" long. Ex Carlson, Morast, Filbrandt, Milner, Filbrandt, and now it's mine allllll mine. Hahahaha.

Anyway, thanks for the look and I hope to see some nice axes like there are on the board tonight.

Hippy

PALEOMAN · Feb 17, 2009

my favorite axe! the only 1 ive found. out west we dont have all the celts and beautiful axes that appear farther east. up on the high plains it was a different environment. anyways, enjoy.

Mooch · Feb 17, 2009

the top axe is the beamon axe that was found in Pettis County, Missouri before 1916. It has been in the collections of ed payne, B.W. Stephans, and Tommy Webster. The hematite pocket axe was found in St. Louis Co, Missouri and was in the Harry Franke Collection for many years. The third axe was found in atchinson co, Missouri. If you have any questions just ask.

The Grim Reaper · Feb 18, 2009

My favorite would have to the one I just found on December 17th, 2008.

The first picture is the in situ pic. The second picture is right after I cleaned it in a puddle in the field and the last picture is after I got it home and cleaned it up.

The other pictures are my other Axes. I don't have anything to compare to what has already been posted, but I'm still proud of them.

jmfg222 · Feb 18, 2009

dont know which is my favorite.

seger98 · Feb 18, 2009

Wow, you guys have some beautiful axes, thanks for posting all of them.

badandy · Feb 18, 2009

Real nice axes everyone, and thanks for starting the post Hippy! You already have one of my favorite axes though, LOL! I guess the next best one I have would be my biggest axe that I have. Almost 9 inches, and from MO/IL.

badandy

P.S. The first one is the one Hippy now owns!

badandy · Feb 18, 2009

Mooch,
Tell me about the disc. in your first pic. next to the spud. What's the story and info on that piece.

badandy

mamabear · Feb 18, 2009

I think I would have a heart attack if I found somethin like that. OMG I am turning green!

trevmma · Feb 18, 2009

SoIll · Feb 18, 2009

I don't have any (grooved) axes, but I do have some whopper choppers. I believe these are what paleo indians used instead. Am I the only one that thinks this?

blindpig · Feb 18, 2009

This little odd one was a gift , found in So. Calf. but I believe it is from the Pacific N.W. . Now , I don't have a pic. of my favorite axe ,.. just yet . Apparently it's still laying in a field , somewhere back in Iowa !

Ever so hopeful , Blindpig

Jonnyreb · Feb 18, 2009

OK, I have a few grooved axes and celts from here in N.E. Texas, but here is first and favorite. Found it as a teenager swimming in a local lake and having a mud throwing fight with my friends. It still retains the red ocher that it was buried (?) with. Its a full groove and about 5" long.