Help identifying Splitting Maul Head

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Hello,
Trying to identify the markings on an Splitting Maul/ Axe head. The marking are pictured below. US in a circle, 8 V and Wear Safety Googles. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
16%2B-%2B1

16%2B-%2B2

16%2B-%2B3
oUdpXSKiGS7zgW7OOwhXNr6EZtId-Iu4YGZ4s1WNPvzxjZI_XMUe4tMhuuQR0YCnglTNnwOB6A=w352-h709-no
16%2B-%2B2
 
"Wear safety goggles" stamps on striking tools became a n. American-mandated thing beginning in the late 1970s.
 
The thing that puzzled me on this was the axe shape opening for the handle I normally see round not the axe like shape so it caught my eye. Any thoughts on the handle type? just a straight Axe handle is what I was thinking no curves.
 
It's an axe-eye maul rather than a sledge-eye maul. Quite common. And yes, axe-eye maul handles are generally straight.
 
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