Help with axe ID.

tincansurvival · Apr 25, 2012

Got a great deal on two axes at a local antique store and figured I would clean them up. I only snapped one pic, but it's the only marking on my cleaned ax that I could find. Any help or information is much appreciated.

Frank-New Zealand · Apr 26, 2012

Hi mate...Are you sure this is the only marking on the axe? Can you upload a pic of the full head and give a weight if possible.

regards...Frank

tincansurvival · Apr 26, 2012

Frank-New Zealand said:
Hi mate...Are you sure this is the only marking on the axe? Can you upload a pic of the full head and give a weight if possible.

regards...Frank

Thanks for the response, here are a few of the full head. I would guesstimate the weight about 3-3.5 lbs, don't have a scale so I can't get exact.

M3mphis · Apr 26, 2012

I wonder if it might be a Plumb. Check out the section near the bottom of this page titled "SYMBOL MARKINGS ON AXES" http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears%20Tools/Plumb%20Co..html

Matt

markv · Apr 26, 2012

i think your on to something Matt.
looks like an obscure Plumb marking
i leran something averyday

buzz

tincansurvival · Apr 26, 2012

M3mphis, thanks for the lead and the link. Not that knowing would be anything useful it's still nice to know a bit more. Now to find a suitable handle and take care of that edge.

Frank-New Zealand · Apr 27, 2012

Sorry mate can't help with ID...Thanks for the full head shot. That's not a pattern seen here very often. But I do like the shape. Really like that rounded poll. The closest I have to that pattern is a Collins.

Would like to see her again with a new haft.

regards...Frank

Double Ott · Apr 27, 2012

tincansurvival said:
Thanks for the response, here are a few of the full head. I would guesstimate the weight about 3-3.5 lbs, don't have a scale so I can't get exact.

The head pattern is known as a "Michigan" a popular axe pattern used by many manufactures. They were made in many sizes / weights, from 3 all the way up to 8 Lbs.

Just my .02, Double Ott

Frank-New Zealand · Apr 28, 2012

We have a few things in our house from 'Bad Axe' Michigan. Their emblem of course is the broken axe. (Broken in a very unusual way I must say. Never seen an actual axe broken like that) ....But in all the depictions the axe head is that shape.

regards...frank