what era are these axe heads?

[goldnrelics]

large

small - broken off, was told its colonial

thanks for looking, any info appreciated

 

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[kuger]

Damn tough if not impossible...they look like any other hand forged implement,which forging has been done for hundreds of years.They look a lot like the ones I dig in mid 19TH Cent. sites

 

[goldnrelics]

Damn tough if not impossible...they look like any other hand forged implement,which forging has been done for hundreds of years.They look a lot like the ones I dig in mid 19TH Cent. sites

thats great, i also had my neighbor say the same thing which verifies it just about. thank you for the input!

 

[gunsil]

I see no evidence that they were hand forged. The eye on the first one looks modern 20th century, early and hand forged ones didn't have such tapered eyes. Also axes have been machine made since at least the mid 1800s.

 

[relicmeister]

Axe me again later!

 

[kuger]

I see no evidence that they were hand forged. The eye on the first one looks modern 20th century, early and hand forged ones didn't have such tapered eyes. Also axes have been machine made since at least the mid 1800s.

.....I respectfully dis agree and can show you a eye punch used in the 1850's to make the eyes that look exact to the ones pictured...on forged axe's.On average I/we dig upwards of 25 forged ax's and picks a year.I am pretty clear on whats cast and what forged Note in the first picture the two tone?Thats where the piece was folded over the eye punch and hammer welded