Help identify this axe! Quality or rubbish?

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Mookster

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It was a rusty nugget and still has some work to be done but is it worth it?
Thee is some writing but I can't make it out, it's strange because it's dead in the middle, between the blade and the poll rather than back closer to the poll
 
Without a picture (all I see is (IMG)) there ain't much we can do for you. By the way Plumb often stamped their goods 'dead center'.
 
Oh boy, now I got the picture OK but that stamp is rather faint! It's vintage enough looking, and a North American pattern, and therefore unlikely to be junk. How easy, or how difficult, the blade sharpens with files will give you some idea. The head is in great shape and the poll has not been bashed so I'd suggest mating some hickory to it and putting back in service.
 
Mookster said:
Hq5P0g


It was a rusty nugget and still has some work to be done but is it worth it?
Thee is some writing but I can't make it out, it's strange because it's dead in the middle, between the blade and the poll rather than back closer to the poll
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Welcome to the forum. Australia?
It sure doesn't look like junk. Someone here is probably going to recognize it.
 
Holy cow! Is given name 'Steve' merely an American-ized version of 'Sherlock'? Now, if this head is a HYTEST you'd better hide it away from aficionados, or hang a befitting number on it and thoroughly enjoy swinging it.
 
Looks like the typical shape of a Tasmanian pattern axe so it is likely a Hytest. It's in decent shape and definitely a keeper. Among Hytest axes the 'Forester' was their top line product. The 'Craftsman' was their 2nd line and the 'Challenger' was their 3rd line. Any will be decent but you'd prefer a Craftsman or Forester.
 
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