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Axe maker mark identification

You'll need to post pictures.

that description isn't going to be enough, especially since we don't even know what kind of head it is and what country it could be from.
 
Can you try getting another picture in some better lighting ?
Maybe highlight that stamp with some chalk or something?
In that picture I can see what's in the red circle but it's very hard to tell if that's the remnants of an intentional marking or not.

the axe looks to be a Dayton pattern, but that doesn't really help much because it's one of the most common patterns and one of the 4 American axe patterns still around today.
 
Iv never seen this before iv got a lot of Kelly's mclungs hbs Collins nothin like this and originally had a cherry stained slim curved handle also it weighs 4.5lbs might help idk
 
Hickory n steel said:
Can you try getting another picture in some better lighting ?
Maybe highlight that stamp with some chalk or something?
In that picture I can see what's in the red circle but it's very hard to tell if that's the remnants of an intentional marking or not.

the axe looks to be a Dayton pattern, but that doesn't really help much because it's one of the most common patterns and one of the 4 American axe patterns still around today.
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Did u look at the other pics
 
Jampr898 said:
Did u look at the other pics
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I see a Z looking thing, but to me this just looks like a coincidental forge mark.
it looks like a roughly drop forged head that wasn't cleaned up much afterwards, like my 60's TT woodslasher boys axe.

I don't see evidence of red paint, but does this head perhaps have ridges running vertically down the eye ?
 
Jampr898 said:
Can someone help me identify this axe head has like a cursive z kinda looks like the z is in a bell. https://photos.app.goo.gl/MP1azdtaWZc2dqxUA
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That looks like an older axe with an overlaid forge welded bit to me. It's either corroded or possibly forged over a dirty anvil, forge scale. Either way I don't think there is a mark where you have the red circle. I would look on the opposite side and also under the poll.

BTW, a cherry color is a pretty common patina on really old axe handles.
 
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