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Double Bit Makers Mark Identification Help

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Just found this Double bit at an antique store sitting outside and decided to save it. I began to clean it up a bit and found some identification markings but cannot figure out what brand this could be from what I found online.

What it looks like to me: "xas King" with what may be a tiny "F" under "king". May also be "KHIG". As you can see in the images, its pretty worn down. The other side has the "3 1/2" denoting the weight.

Any assistance or direction would be greatly appreciated!

Details:
Double Bit head - 1 side has about a quarter inch longer blade
- 3.5 lbs
- 8.5in long
- 4.5in blade height on one end
- 4.25 blade height on other end
- 3in eye length

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Lots of history written in the wear on this axe, I like it just the way it is. The only ax I ever had with the word "king" was a Forest King. I have a lot of old axes that have cryptic markings, no markings or the markings are rusted or worn away, but they are all still going to be able to do some work for someone someday hopefully. The other nice thing about axes like this is they are dirt-cheap and have the best value by far of any axe purchase.
 
Could it be Texas King? I googled that and found nothing but not to say it wasn't a stamp made for a select market. BTW words ending in "...xas" are very limited and I found only Texas and moxas. Texas King is my vote!
 
I can see an "X" pretty clearly. On newer manufactured axes they kind of went away from the quarter pound thing like that one, marked 3 1/2 rather than 3 2. But I know that is not a modern Forrest King. It looks vintage and the fraction kind of says eastern, like maybe one of the old Maine company's that I think always used fractions. Clean it up better with a soft wire brush and see if you can make out more lettering and also look for a forge weld on the cheeks that may appear as a seam.

What part of the country did this come from?
 
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