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Reversible or half peeling. Be careful when you slide your off hand up the haft.I was going to ask that question myself. What pattern indeed? It's 10 inches with 5 inch bits so it's pretty danged large. Is it a swamping pattern?
It looked like this when I got it home this morning.![]()
Thank you!!. I thought somebody brought it from Europe after WW1 or WW2.crbnSteeladdict--your Dumas machete is French (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam) and could have been used in Vietnam by NVA or VC. It was called a coup coup.
You are right. And I knew that but forgot I had come to that conclusion. Still the diamond shape is compelling. I wonder if that was a D&H trademark?The paper label looks like it says empire not emerald
I appreciate your comment but disagree.I don't think so, Diamond Tools made farrier tools and great crescent wrenches. Maybe still do. There are likely others that use the diamond name and thus the pattern. So I wouldn't bet on that one. At least you have a name. When researching woodworking tools ,there is much more information on the makers and dates on the web than I've been able to find for axes.
I appreciate your comment but disagree.
In the paper label haft there isn't a maker. At least no company called "empire" that I could find. Therefore the diamond shape was to imply the maker. Most old handle makers would have different names for the different grade hafts they sold. I have not seen a diamond before on axe handles, and I've been looking, so that would lead me to believe it's likely that these were made by the same company.
There are lots of "diamond" axes and other tools so that would be a different story as you mentioned.
Does anyone know what D&H stands for? As I mentioned earlier I recognize the sequatchie name but I can't place the company name. It's gonna bug me till i figure it out. I'll look through some old catalogues here in a bit.
Thanks a lot.C crbnSteeladdict , some info on aetna can be found here: Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Vanished Tool Makers:: The Southington Hardware Company, Southington, Connecticut
That handle!A couple more things. And a mystery solved I do believe. View attachment 1109501 View attachment 1109502
This on the original haft. View attachment 1109503
And an nos D&H emerald/ AR sequatchie haft. View attachment 1109505
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I've had this boy's axe haft for months and couldn't figure out who the maker was. But now I think I know. View attachment 1109507
You can see the diamond shape and emerald/empire name, which i couldn't find anywhere else, are a similar match. View attachment 1109506
Anyone know who D&H was? I recognize the sequatchie name for sure. Thanks again to JB for constantly finding cool stuff. An honest to goodness treasure hunter! Haha. Thanks for looking guys!
Thanks! It's going to take a pretty special axe to hang on that one. You know how "uncut" books are worth more? Well I feel the same applies to uncut axe handles! View attachment 1109937
Thank you for posting that great info! It's interesting that I readily recognized the sequatchie name but I don't think I'd ever heard of Decatur and Hopkins before. Great stuff man I appreciate it! I wonder if they had a list of names associated with different grades of handles?
Cannot find AR code. Maybe it is a combination of A and IR ?Thank you for posting that great info! It's interesting that I readily recognized the sequatchie name but I don't think I'd ever heard of Decatur and Hopkins before. Great stuff man I appreciate it! I wonder if they had a list of names associated with different grades of handles?
I noticed at the bottom right; (C) LinkCannot find AR code. Maybe it is a combination of A and IR ?
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