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Post up your old hatchets/axes
Just starting to get into this area. I picked up a small Norlund Tomahawk today off Craigslist. In pretty nice shape with a pit/mark I think is from the foundry on one side. Still has a partial sticker from the store it was sold from. I would really like to find a couple nice vintage Marbles hatchets someday.
Post up some pics you have of yours, interested in seeing the different kinds!
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Last picture is of the Tomahawk and my Union Tool Co. hand axe.
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The inevitable Buck hatchet. It's not really an old hatchet, but it sure is nicely made. Found this one in an antique shop in Albuquerque a couple of years ago.
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I'm a novice hatchet man myself, but I really like them and keep an eye out for them in my travels. Here are a couple of Marbles with accessories I've managed to gather up.
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I found an unused Norlund in dads stuff when he died...
not that I need it.....
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the Gladstone Marbles are good tools...
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Ya don't see these too often - this is one of the very rare Case knife/hatchet combos and in very nice condition. I was offered a mediocre condition 40's Winchester 94 in trade for it by a knife collector a couple years ago but passed on it as he was WAY too quick to offer. Seems I was right seeing what these are going for on Ebay!
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Cannot post pics but a rather beatup estwing campers hatchet and a long ago bought buck hatchet. Frank
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Got one at the cabin; was just batoning kindling this weekend ..... IIRC got it from LL Bean ...... maybe 30 years ago.
Wonder who made it......... ??????
Just looked at the LL Bean web site....... still selling it.... Hudson Bay style....Wow $139!!!!
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Don't have a photo, but recently I looked for a name. "Solingen, Germany."
Found it years ago, had to put a handle in it.
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This is the oldest axe head I own. According to the Illinois State Museum folks it was made 5000-8000 BC. Found it when out hunting.
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Excellent thread!
I don't chop or burn wood at home, but I go to a lot of estate sales and always keep my eyes open for vintage axes and hatchets. There isn't a lot of demand for them where I live, so they generally sell for under $10.
The affordability, quality and variety makes them fun to collect and like a lot of things today, they just don't make them like they use to.
Marble's Gladstone (#5 & #6 Safety axes, #9 Belt axe)
Norlund Hudson Bay Pattern (It's my understanding that these were manufactured by Mann)
Various Boy's or Camp Axes:
Some of my oldest (Collins Legitimus, Union Tool Co., Passaic Tool Co., Amoskeag Axe Co - Nashua N.H.)
Various Plumb (the large felling axe has a 6# head)
Various Plumb logo's:
Mann's Axe and Tool Co (Tiger axe, Firemans)
Collins Legitimus US Army
Some DBA's (Zenith - Marshall Wells, TrueTemper Red Warrior by Kelly Works, Unmarked, Keenkutter, Plumb)
Their place of honor (basement) 
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S&Wchad--Do you own a hardware store or just cant help it?  Nice collection.
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No, I don't own a hardware store and I can quit buying old stuff anytime... really. 
I neglected to post a picture of my Duke Cannon axe made by Hardcore Hammers. It's not old, but the Mrs. gave it to me for Christmas a few years ago. I'd be sleeping in the doghouse if I didn't post it!
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We just saw the photos of your doghouse/basement. There are worse places to be banished to. Except if the toys started falling off the rafters. That could get scary.
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I asked the guy at the museum if he could tell me who made it and when since it was a 3000 year spread in his estimate. He picked it up, looked at it from all different angles, set it down and said "His name was Fred and he made it on a Wednesday."
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I asked the guy at the museum if he could tell me who made it and when since it was a 3000 year spread in his estimate. He picked it up, looked at it from all different angles, set it down and said "His name was Fred and he made it on a Wednesday."
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I love a good axe or hatchet. My preference is for the USGI versions.
Below is seen a quick image of some of my Model of 1910 Hand Axes, as the US military referred to its hatchets.
The four on the left are WW2. The nomenclature for the WW2 examples is "Axe, Intrenching, M1910". From the left they are marked:
1. U.S. American Fork & Hoe Co. 1944. It is shown with a Hand Axe carrier manufactured by Canvas Products of Kansas City in 1944.
2. U.S. MANN 1945. It is carried in a carrier marked Original Tractor Cab Co. 1944.
3. U.S. PLUMB 1942.
4. U.S. JOBST 1942.
The two on the right are both WW1 era Hand Axes. Both are marked only U.S. as was customary for WW1 era hand axes. The handles are usually marked U.S. as well. They use the old style of Hand Axe Carrier with the strap. One is marked Canvas Prod. Co. Aug. 1918 while the other is marked simply H&P 8-18.
One might assume that Hand Axes were intended for general issue. However, the Hand Axe was originally intended for issuance to medics. Large numbers were purchased by the military for both wars, so they are not tough to find today, although the original handles are often missing or replaced.
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Here is an old one marked "Eclipse"....no clue
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Here is an ax head I found in the back yard area (I live in a really old house). I suspect its been in the ground more than 50 years. By looking at it, can you tell anything about it? HOw long a handle would have been on it? I think I could probably knock the rust of it and reuse it. The size: 7 1/2 inches from blade to the backside. Thanks!
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Cool old axe. Eclipse was a trade name used by Montgomery Wards. It was probably made for them by one of the big name axe manufacturers.
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Here is an ax head I found in the back yard area (I live in a really old house). I suspect its been in the ground more than 50 years. By looking at it, can you tell anything about it? HOw long a handle would have been on it? I think I could probably knock the rust of it and reuse it. The size: 7 1/2 inches from blade to the backside. Thanks!
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Nice find! That's about a 3-1/2 lb Michigan pattern head. It should have a hickory handle somewhere between 30" and 36" long. You can soak that head in white vinegar for a day or two to remove the rust.
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S&W Chad since you have plenty of hardware do you know anything about a Grant Tool Marion Indiana boys axe, or a True Temper "Jet Rocket" a Germantown or a Buckeye half hatchets . And I'm gonna try the vinegar treatment for another one that I have.
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S&W Chad since you have plenty of hardware do you know anything about a Grant Tool Marion Indiana boys axe, or a True Temper "Jet Rocket" a Germantown or a Buckeye half hatchets . And I'm gonna try the vinegar treatment for another one that I have.
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Sorry it took so long to respond; I just saw your post. I don't have any of those, but I can tell you that the True Temper name started with American Fork and Hoe and has changed ownership a number of times. It looks like the Rocket is a later metal handled hatchet.
You'll find a wealth of axe information on this site: http://www.yesteryearstools.com
Note that the company names at the top are links to detailed pages.
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Just think how envious cave men with stone axes would have been of any of these! Or, American Indians before the white men arrived with trade axes and tomahawks...
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Sorry it took so long to respond; I just saw your post. I don't have any of those, but I can tell you that the True Temper name started with American Fork and Hoe and has changed ownership a number of times. It looks like the Rocket is a later metal handled hatchet.
You'll find a wealth of axe information on this site: http://www.yesteryearstools.com
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Thanks for the link. I buy most of my tools at garage, estate and flea markets. My wife thinks its junk but I considerate the hardware store I will never own
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Ok, yours are cooler, but I still want to play.
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I've got generic ones, a Craftsman axe and a Coleman hatchet.
And then I also have my "Axe," a three tone sunburst US standard fender SSH fat strat.
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