Round two: 5 lb Maine pattern.

DarthTaco123

DarthTaco123

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I found this in a local antique mall I frequent for my axe finds, I picked this up along with an 1860's hubbard and blake for 15 bucks. Turns out these axes came from a half caved in local barn that hasn't been used since the late 1800's. Looks like the body is actually iron, with a hick carbon not forge welded between. Not many marks, only one confirmed, and it's in rough condition, but still usable.




 
It'd be cool if it really is wrought iron. Real wrought iron will often show a grain like wood when it's old and rusted.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but I've long been led to believe that bona fide wrought iron was much more impervious to corrosion than steel. Under those circumstances a blade would be mostly rotted away well before the head showed signs of doing so.
 
Well thank you for the information, I DO tend to be wrong from time to time. Ok most times. It just looked closer to corrosion that I've seen on old wrought iron items before, and unlike what I've seen on STEEL before. It probably is steel, y'all know a LOT more than I.
 
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