It followed me home (Part 2)

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Finally got around to picking up one of these for myself. First axe of any kind I used as a child. My old man still has it too.
 
marbat said:
I am in Canada and have been finding some very different axes it seems. I seem to recall that Garant uses yellow paint on their stuff unless they used red at one time. This hatchet appears to have traces of red paint. Think I've seen the marks ZH before but it's not ringing any bells at the moment.
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Majority of Walters and Garants I've seen over the years have yellow-painted butts but I have seen a few red painted ones. Canadian Weekly newspaper supplement from the Toronto Star of Aug 7 1965, which headlines "Axe-Maker to the World", has a front page photo of a brand new Walters broadaxe (with red painted butt end) with Morley Walters standing right behind it.
 
rockman0 said:
Plumg boy scout hatchet. The stamps aren't very clear but sure has a nice poll. The bit is sharp too, I don't think it saw much use.
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Couldn't resist this double oval, great old patina, no vinegar or brush for this one, peen the mushrooming, put a light coat of oil on it and re hang.
8" long and a little over 4 lbs.
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The plumb hatchet has a "be prepared" stamp on it. I have the same hatchet with original handle on it.
 
Stopped a haunt this morning. The shopkeep said a local guy came across several hundred pulaskis that he bought at a govt auction (so he said). He said all of them had been cut from the handles prior to sale... They were the originals and were marked as Forest Service as well... Shame! Anyway, all the heads are marked FSS. Several Collins, at least the couple I inspected. Thought I would share a picture.

I picked up something different there that he had in back until I came in.







We all like pictures of tools.
 
Agent_H said:
Stopped at a haunt this morning. The shopkeeper said a local guy came across several hundred Pulaskis that he bought at a govt auction (so he said). He said all of them had been cut from the handles prior to sale... They were the originals and were marked as Forest Service as well... Shame! Anyway, all the heads are marked FSS. Several Collins, at least the couple I inspected. Thought I would share a picture.

We all like pictures of tools.
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Ain't that the truth! Blessed thing that I didn't set foot in the place because something from there would have come home with me. And I need more (duplicate) tools like I need a hole in the head. Imagine, though, being able to offer, to anyone that appreciates one, a vintage and proven Pulaski with FSS specs, for 1/4 the price of a current rendition.
 
For $5.00 got this 3 1/2 lbs HB in fairly good condition except for the haft of course. :) I didn't have one before.
 
marbat said:
A nice old lady gave me this 1 1/2 lbs hatchet today. Not sure what I got as it is very rusty but otherwise very good shape.

Only markings aside from 1 1/2 lbs I can see.

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Update...
Finally bought a wire wheel for my grinder and doing this head I can now see something. Kind of looks like the symbol might have been a diamond, maybe? Can't quite make out the lettering above it though the last three kind of look like LDD and below it all I think it faintly says Made and a letter N below that.

Do these clues reveal anything to anyone?


Upon staring at it, think I see an A after the N so probably Made in China and the symbol is probably a deer. Kind of disappointing.
 
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That is a diamond, made in China. Not what you wanted to be sure, but the price was right and it's still a usefull tool. Gift it, or throw it next to the wood pile, it can still do good work as long as that dry cross grained handle lasts. After that it will make a fine wedge or a shim.
 
I left a fire axe snuggled up with a Hudson Bay too long and this was the result ;) (axes seem to multiply) - a liger of sorts.

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I don't know anything about it and it could be a recycled "Duō shì lú" (Chinese for toaster). It's marked 2 1/2 on one side and 314 on the other.

The guy at one of my regular stops kept it for me and in good will I bought it with some other things- I like that he keeps interesting pieces for me and at $10 I feel like it was more of an investment in public relations than coming across a "relic".

Though I wouldn't mind hearing if anyone here recognizes it.

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Steve Tall said:
Now it looks like we have a company name for the axes stamped with a diamond and "Made in China":

Suqian Zhenhao Tools and Hardware Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu, China
Trademark: ZH-TOOLS

http://hosthardware.en.made-in-china.com/product/XMtJxwsAXZkf/China-A613-Axe-with-Wood-Handle.html
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Jeez Steve Tall you don't miss a beat. You should have been a police detective. I scrolled back to the initial pictures on this thread hoping to find a 'ZH' stamp on that item. And there it was! Whatever timeframe it's from (likely 1990s) the 'flat slab' handle sure indicates it was imported and hafted by Garant et fils of P.Q. (Province de Quebec)
 
I got these few things today, $26 total. The radio multimeter I grabbed because it is cool, old, in great shape and was $2. I also like the shape of the Craftsman maul, I'll have to try it out. The axe is a Flint Edge.


 
Steve Tall said:
That looks a lot like the Fireman's Hatchet from Harbor Freight Tools.
Same 2-1/4 stamp:

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Score! Thanks Steve - so I got the 1 for 2 special. I can deal with that. Probably makes up for some of the $10 jobbies I purchase from him that are worth way more.
 
Agent_H said:
Score! Thanks Steve - so I got the 1 for 2 special. I can deal with that. Probably makes up for some of the $10 jobbies I purchase from him that are worth way more.
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That's the way I look at it. Once in a while something isn't what you hope but it far and away offset by everything else. I would gift it for some goodwill or sell the sucker for $5-10.
 
jblyttle said:
That's the way I look at it. Once in a while something isn't what you hope but it far and away offset by everything else. I would gift it for some goodwill or sell the sucker for $5-10.
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My thoughts as well. I have a lot of single and double but handles that the tongue is destroyed on or only the lower portions are usable. The guy who set it aside for me had good intentions and doesn't "Harbor" foreign tools as a rule. He (and I) didn't recognize it.

My brother expressed interest in it even if imported so it will get used.

Pigs in lipstick still taste like bacon when cured right :)
 
I found one of those once, only one ever, so it's part of my collection. This one is an Evansville.


 
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