Plumb 4 Double

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Looking to see if anyone give any insight to this axe. It was in the shed when I bought the house 8 years ago. Over the years I have moved it around and largely forgot about it. Just today I grabbed it thought I have a closer look at it, maybe put an edge on it (I'm a chainsaw guy, I can hand file all day, but blades are new to me). I got looking closely at it, and it seems to have a lot of age, the handle shows some wear, almost like it's been polished by human hands on certain spots from use.
Here are some pics, I have read about PermaBond, not sure if this is that... It appears to have a factory black paint on the cheeks that is still visible. No idea if the handle is original, it appears to have a metal wedge, but no marking on the handle that I can tell.

Any info anyone may would be helpful. Not worried about value, I have no plans of getting rid of it, but any history would be nice to know.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/yq8mUyC3SzgFcETH6
 
That's a pretty nice looking old plumb. No permabond there. Looks like it's missing a wedge though, or is the a small metal one in the middle of the kerf? If it were mine, Id turn it upside down, rap the bottom of the handle smartly with a mallet and drive a new wooden wedge into the kerf, cut off any excess wedge and have a nicer axe and handle than can be bought new today, and probably by a good margin.
 
As long as the head is tight or not in danger of coming off then leave it alone and use it.
Most likely it is from the early 50s. Put some oil over it to keep it from rusting and the handle from drying out. If you ever sharpen it do it carefully and conservatively with hand tools, no power grinders. This axe will be the last one you ever need to do things around the house with.
 
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