Axe find
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Axe find
Just wondering if this Axe is a good one for a Jeep, for some reason I cannot view Jeep draw but if I remember right this is a "good one"
Black over original OD and it is 4LB.
So did I get lucky?
Edited to correct a spelling mistake.
Black over original OD and it is 4LB.
So did I get lucky?
Edited to correct a spelling mistake.
Last edited by hell-fire on Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Axe find
A great find. The one in this photo was given to me in 1974, by a well known UK military vehicle collector of the time and is an authentic USA military True-Temper axe that goes on my MB.
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/50 ... d_Gear.jpg
And here's another from the late John Barton's post
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=58974
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3498 ... axe6aw.jpg
One on epay at present looks to be a bargain ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-True-Te ... 5afeec8764
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/50 ... d_Gear.jpg
And here's another from the late John Barton's post
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=58974
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3498 ... axe6aw.jpg
One on epay at present looks to be a bargain ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-True-Te ... 5afeec8764
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Re: Axe find
Thanks mate,
It is possibly the best condition you could hope to find in one of these, has no been used as a hammer and looks to never have been sharpened, now I have to decide whether to clean it up or simply fit a handle & leave it as is.
It is possibly the best condition you could hope to find in one of these, has no been used as a hammer and looks to never have been sharpened, now I have to decide whether to clean it up or simply fit a handle & leave it as is.
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Re: Axe find
Nice find!
My best find was at a jeep show, red true-temper axe and handle.
$5
Ed
My best find was at a jeep show, red true-temper axe and handle.
$5
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Re: Axe find
Nice find, Kelly Works 4"# Axe is authentic for WWII application.
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Axe Identification
Can anyone please identify a U.S.A. marked True Temper Axe that I acquired last month. It weighs about 2.5LBS. and required a bit of work on the handle which is about 14 inches long. I've included a G503 axe and an M1910 in the photo for comparison.
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Re: Axe find
Cliff,
I can't help with your question but I continue to be impressed with your tool restoration skills!
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I can't help with your question but I continue to be impressed with your tool restoration skills!
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Re: Axe find
I suspect that your hatchet is a WWII version of the M1910. That particular M1910 looks fairly early, WWI or just after. Just my guess.
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Re: Axe find
The M1910 axe/hatchet in the photo is dated 1944 so is WWII. The one I'm asking about is heavier (~2.5LBS) and is not dated. The 4LB axe is also not dated but is of WWII origin. Hope I have not confused you Luke? Is the 2.5LB axe in my photo of WWI origin?
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Re: Axe find
I was wrong about the m1910. The 2.5lb still looks WWII to me. It's possible it's for some vehicle or a toolkit (carpenter's toolkit?) & not intended for individual carry.Hartofoak wrote:The M1910 axe/hatchet in the photo is dated 1944 so is WWII. The one I'm asking about is heavier (~2.5LBS) and is not dated. The 4LB axe is also not dated but is of WWII origin. Hope I have not confused you Luke? Is the 2.5LB axe in my photo of WWI origin?
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Re: Axe find
What a sad state for this axe to end up in. At one of the flea markets I often go to there is a vendor who shines everything and anything you can imagine. Usually I just walk on by but today this caught my eye. (In case you can't see it in the picture it is a True Temper Flint Edge Kelly Works)
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Chromed or just polished doc?
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Re: Axe find
Just polished but everything he has shines like the picture. I did buy it....will try and save it. I suspect I will remove the wax and paint it OD green and it will look very nice assuming paint will hold to that polished surface. It is nicely stamped, at least he didn't polish that off. I will post pics soon.
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Re: Axe find
Is it a full fawn's foot handle?
I bet if you scuff it with a green scotch brite it'll take paint ok.
I bet if you scuff it with a green scotch brite it'll take paint ok.
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Re: Axe find
Is it only the axe heads that got Kelly works stamped in or did the sledge hammers etc have it stamped in,in ww2?
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