Winchester

[Kansaswoodguy]

Are there any WINCHESTER Axe experts i could use some info on trying to date a WINCHESTER Hatchet I’ve had for 15 years or so I picked up at a flee market. It not a very big one with the original leather belt sheath it is a little distressed on the top where the flap flexes

both Stamped

Winchester (italicized)
Trade Mark
Made in the USA

It’s 13 3/8” long
Head is 5 1/4” long
Bit is 3 3/16” long
It has the nail pull

 

[300Six]

These were contracted out to a domestic axemaker but, as with anything marked with the iconic Winchester logo, that stamp increases the collector value by a considerably margin.

 

[Agent_H]

From the 1923 Pocket Catalog

 

[Square_peg]

Here's an interesting read.

https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Winchester-Tools-fake-and-forged-marks-mismatched-pieces