todays meager finds........

Marc(NB) · May 16, 2008

Hit a field early this morning.Hoping to snag an old coin but it wasnt meant for today.Did find a musketball and a flat button.

After a few hours I hit an old beach that Ive been hitting hard the last couple of year,no silver today but did get this old ax head,

anybody know the approximate age?

Maybe next time I will get silver!! HH :icon_pirat:

al-nm · May 16, 2008

wow wouldnt want to be on the recieving end of that axe head. could cause some major headache. nice finds.

Goldiver · May 16, 2008

Cool finds! The axe head looks hand forged and very old, I am not an axe expert but I would guess mid 1700's.

Steve

jgas · May 17, 2008

If you Axe Me, I think that axe is old! Ha Ha....HH...jgas

Detectingfreak · May 17, 2008

nice job on the musket ball! That axe looks awesome! :thumbsup:

leslie(nova scotia) · May 17, 2008

yo Marco Polo

From the land of the Bluenose.....at least the girlfriend let you go out. When you coming this way to go a digging?

juju · May 17, 2008

I have several of these axes from very old to modern. It should be flat on one side or the other, and has a common name of a broad axe. They were, and still are used by some for hewing timbers. Some even had a small notch at the bottom for pilling nails. But they would be more toward the newer end. The flat side would be the side held toward the beam when striking, to get that rough hewn semi flat surface. Hope this helps. :icon_pirat: