Unknown axe

[bataya]

Hi, i got some old axe from mine grandfather. He thinks that it is german axe, 20-25 years old.

I try to found something more about it, but without success. So, I would be happy if someone can help me to figure it out who is manifecture it, and how old is it.

 

[300Six]

Definitely recent, and European. DIN is a universal manufacturing initiative (of which I know nothing else except that movie camera film adopted it quite a few decades ago). 800 is the weight in grams of the head and translates to 1.75 lbs. Someone here will help you out with the stamp although I suspect it is Swedish.

 

[bataya]

Tnx for replay.

I figure out that din 5131 is german manifecture standard, so i was thinking that it is from Germany (halko has similar design) + grandfather bay it in '90s in germany. But non of german axe manifecture don't have this kind of logo.

 

[Pindvin]

BW might stand for Bundeswehr

 

[Steve Tall]

The maker stamp looks like a crown, with the letters CD below the crown, and the letter V below the CD.

I don't see it on this list of German toolmaker stamps:
http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/marken.phtml

And it doesn't seem to be in this .pdf document "German Tool and Blade Makers":
http://www.archivingindustry.com/cutlers&toolmakers/cutlermarks-1.pdf

So I tried this online database,
http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/markensuche.phtml
clicked on the US flag for English, and searched for crown. Bingo.

Carl Döhl Söhne

from Wuppertal-Ronsdorf, Germany

As for the age, the DIN 5131 standard dates back to 1972(?), and the DIN standards organization (Deutsches Institut für Normung) wasn't called DIN until 1975, according to Wikipedia. Based on this, the hatchet could date back to the early 1970s (or later).

 

[Square_peg]

If anyone could find it it would be Steve Tall. I had given up after looking at that first link.

 

[bataya]

@Steve Tall Thanks for help.

I guess that after making new handle (first need to figure out what handle would fit best) , a bit of cleaning and sharping this would be a nice hatchet.

 

[300Six]

Steve, you are the man! It's nice that Carl Dohl Fabrik (like most quality manufacturers) prominently/permanently marks their implements with pertinent information. The Barco Pulaski I bought 10-12 years ago lost it's shallow etched, or was it merely printed, ID almost first time out. Really makes you wonder if those guys have any pride in their products.

 

[Bo T]

@Steve Tall Thanks for help.

I guess that after making new handle (first need to figure out what handle would fit best) , a bit of cleaning and sharping this would be a nice hatchet.

You might be able to reuse the old handle. Can you take some pictures showing the entire ax? And one from the top showing the eye?

 

[bataya]

It isn't possible, it doesn't have orginal handle. Grandfather buy some few years ago.

I'm not home, so I will post pictures tomorrow.

 

[bataya]

You might be able to reuse the old handle. Can you take some pictures showing the entire ax? And one from the top showing the eye?

Here is pictures. Like you see, handle isnt orginal.






































Any sugestion, what cind of handle will fit best. And how long it should be?

 

[300Six]

I betcha that is the original handle. 40-50 years is not a long time especially if the tool was kept away from direct sunlight and seasonal temperature. Must have been a very humid season when that head was hafted or maybe the factory hurried the curing process of their wood. Leave the head (and haft end) soaking in a bucket of oil (or ordinary water if you're unsure) for a few days and see what happens.
Mahogany boat owners of yore used to have to sink (or flood) their craft annually, for a few days, in order for the hull planks to swell up enough to butt/seal tightly again.

 

[Cajun Kamikaze]

Very nice and interesting

 

[Profdoehl]

The maker stamp looks like a crown, with the letters CD below the crown, and the letter V below the CD.

I don't see it on this list of German toolmaker stamps:
http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/marken.phtml

And it doesn't seem to be in this .pdf document "German Tool and Blade Makers":
http://www.archivingindustry.com/cutlers&toolmakers/cutlermarks-1.pdf

So I tried this online database,
http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/markensuche.phtml
clicked on the US flag for English, and searched for crown. Bingo.

Carl Döhl Söhne

from Wuppertal-Ronsdorf, Germany

As for the age, the DIN 5131 standard dates back to 1972(?), and the DIN standards organization (Deutsches Institut für Normung) wasn't called DIN until 1975, according to Wikipedia. Based on this, the hatchet could date back to the early 1970s (or later).

Hi there!
I just found this posting today. I'm Wolfgang Döhl from Iffeldorf, Bavaria, Germany. Although the posting is pretty old, I decided to repost, because you are talking about the company of my grandfather. It was founded in 1859 and sold to Card Daniel Peddinghaus in 1969. When I was a child I used to play in the forge and later on I worked in various workshops during my time at school and university. The company was family owned and due to trouble among the shareholders, my grandfather finally sold it as he was over 70 years then.
Kind regards
Wolfgang Döhl