SB axe marked P

[UpandAdam]

This axe head is in great condition and has really nice shape. It’s just over 3lb’s. While cleaning it up I noticed a void inside the eye at the narrow end. It’s symmetrical, about an inch long and maybe a quarter inch deep. Anyone familiar with this way of producing axes?

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[Hickory n steel]

Looks like a P that was added by the owner to me.

This looked to be a relatively modern 40's-50's Michigan pattern and I would say the void is probably just a minor defect in the drop forging.

 

[the-accumulator]

I've got two more axes marked only with a "P" that I can't identify. Strangely, the two heads are nearly identical, though one was hung as a boy's axe and the other as a hatchet. Even more peculiar, both hats were painted white before being inserted into the eye:




The "P" definitely appears to have been stamped in hot metal by the manufacturer before the heads were painted. Anyone know more about my pair of Ps? T-A

 

[Miller '72]

I've got two more axes marked only with a "P" that I can't identify. Strangely, the two heads are nearly identical, though one was hung as a boy's axe and the other as a hatchet. Even more peculiar, both hats were painted white before being inserted into the eye:
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The "P" definitely appears to have been stamped in hot metal by the manufacturer before the heads were painted. Anyone know more about my pair of Ps? T-A

I believe the "P" stamped heads are Marion Tool Co