Calling on our Experts for a Hatchet

David Martin

David Martin

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This is a Mann axe head. It weighs 2lb. 3 oz. on a certified scale. The eye is 5/8"X 2".
It could be a boys axe.? Thank you, DM
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Here's the other side. I can tell it's forged. It looks like it would be good for limb work and splitting kindling. Thanks, DM
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Sounds like its a hatchet head David. Is that measurement the bottom of the eye?
Either way you could hang it on either a boys axe handle or a hatchet handle and call it whatever you want.
 
Yes. At the widest spot. Are hatchet heads normally this weight & size? I compared it to my Estwing and the Mann is a larger head. DM
 
Any educated guess toward it's age? I could live with a hatchet this size on a 16" handle. Thanks, DM
 
David Martin said:
This is a Mann axe head. It weighs 2lb. 3 oz. on a certified scale. The eye is 5/8"X 2".
It could be a boys axe.? Thank you, DM
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I'm not seeing the images but that sounds like either a boys axe or a house axe. 19" house axe handles are available at Do It Center.
 
I found a 27" haft in good shape in my shop. I think after fitting and trimming this haft will end up 24", not including the head.
So, it will be a boys axe. Useful for cleaning fence rows, limb work and splitting kindling. It will fill an area for axe work I have void. Thanks, DM
 
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peg, I wonder if these images only show when I'm logged in.? I'll work on this imaging. Thanks, DM
 
I have a couple of boys axe heads that are Mann Edge Tool Co's as well as a hatchet. I would say it's a boys axe, or house axe if you opt to hang it on a shorter handle. Mine are all older, and hand forged. Two of them are from their True American line, I can't recall if the third is or not. The eyes on the boys axes are smaller than average if memory serves, but not by too much. A 28" handle would be typical for a head in that size, ending up about 27" when hung. My one Mann is one of my favorite axes, pictured on the right below. It has some of the best steel in an axe I've come across.

Woodpile Workout by MJGEGB, on Flickr
 
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Hacked, thanks. What years did the 'True American' line run? DM
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I don't have a clue as to the years that the lines were made. I would almost certainly guess prior to 1968 when they purchased Stanly and established the Norlund brand. Judging by the methods of production and quality I would guess mine are much older than that. At one point I'd done some research that showed that the brand at least dated back to the early 40s. I believe that some of the head have stamps on the bottom of the poll with the two digit year of production.
 
Hacked, thanks. I've been search and reading old posts in this forum and haven't found a date yet. Perhaps someone will recall something
about these and chime in. Thanks, DM
 
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