Bridgeport Crating Hatchet / Carpenter's Hatchet

[The Warrior]

I got these from work. I work at a warehouse, that used to be a candy factory. They used these to open vacuum sealed cans of nuts, used for roasting. One is a Bridgeport #121 Crating Hatchet. It's my understanding that these were originally designed by the British shipping industry to open and close wooden tea crates. The other, I think is some sort of carpenter's hatchet?

You can see on the handle of the carpenter's hatchet, where they missed, and thinned it out:

Reverse:

Handle is a bit buggered up:

The hammer head acts as the fulcrum:

The hatchet head wraps around the pry bar, and the hammer head goes through:

And is then peened/pressed on the reverse:

Maker's mark still visible, although it's rusty:

Pretty cool set, especially for free. I think I'm going to rehandle the carpenter's hatchet. The former owner of the candy factory said they changed the handle many times.

 

[Square_peg]

It's a cool tool. There are modern el-cheapo versions of it still being made.

 

[daizee]

That half-hatchet is awesome, Dubz. I love the forged look and square poll. Looks like the edge could use some thinning.

 

[The Warrior]

It's a cool tool. There are modern el-cheapo versions of it still being made.

Sure are.

That half-hatchet is awesome, Dubz. I love the forged look and square poll. Looks like the edge could use some thinning.

It is pretty cool. I'm thinking I'll clean it up a bit.