Photos Estwing

[Boattale]

12" or 13-1/2" model? 14A or 24A? Have you done anything beyond admiring this ol' girl yet?

Don't know the model. The hatchet is the prime user around here.

 

[The True North]

 

[DirtDawg]

Don't know the model. The hatchet is the prime user around here.

If it measures 12" overall length, it would be the 14A. If it measures 13-1/2" to 14" overall, it would be the 24A. Some have the model number stamped on the end-cap/butt-plate. I don't think the earlier ones had a model number stamped there though. From the photo, yours looks like it might be the smaller one. they are a sweet little workhorse.

 

[DirtDawg]

A Labor of Love...
Estwing Sportsman's Axe - Leather, Dated 5-20-42, Re-handle
After wishing for a stacked leather handled one for over 60 years, I finally got one.

As received.


Pre-planning...


Dated 5-20-42


Well, that seems to have worked out okay.


BlackRock Leather Conditioner. I'm really liking this stuff.


Time to brush up on my camping skills...

 

[DirtDawg]

OK folks...
I don't want to be a thread hog.
So let's see more of those Estwings.

 

[DaleS]

My dad had a lumberyard/hardware store that carried Estwings, they presented this to him I’m guessing in the 70’s. Back when I was doing a lot of backpacking and canoeing I carried a much smaller wood handled hatchet, much lighter than the Estwing but I always admired this one.

 

[DirtDawg]

My dad had a lumberyard/hardware store that carried Estwings, they presented this to him I’m guessing in the 70’s. Back when I was doing a lot of backpacking and canoeing I carried a much smaller wood handled hatchet, much lighter than the Estwing but I always admired this one. View attachment 2897725View attachment 2897726

An extra special Sportsman's Axe for sure. It's a beauty too.

 

[DaleS]

Thanks for that Dawg, my dad was an extra special guy too, I’m happy to have it.

 

[DirtDawg]

I took some flower bulbs to the widow down the street last week. As we chatted, and she was sharing about how her late farmer husband collected things, I mentioned that I sort of collect knives.

She then insisted that I accept his small accumulation of knives before I leave. She also gave this Estwing Sportsman's Axe to me. It seems she had recently found it in a parking lot and tossed it into her Jeep.

This one seems to be an early model, as it has leather decorative handle discs instead of plastic. The stacked leather all seems to be intact, and is actually in quite good condition for its apparent age. It does however show signs of extensive use and sharpening. Oh well, it still has a lot of life left in it, And I didn't have one quite like it yet.

Be well. Be safe.

That certainly was nice of her.


Measuring in at 13", I put this as an E24A. Note the leather decorative discs.


Steel butt cap with no model designation markings.

 

[DaleS]

Well Dawg, as the saying goes “One good turn deserves another” Good on you for looking out for the widow down the street. Have fun restoring your new hatchet and keep us updated on your progress.