All About Pocket Knives

Roughly 2.8 lbs.

TPK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:32 pm Hello Friends,

Can anyone tell me anything about this axt head? Or it's stamps? Found it on the bay & it just caught my attention. Probably because of the stamped acorn & oak leaf.

It's described that the blade width is 10.8cm or 4.25 inches & the total highth from blade to hammer head is 22 cm or 8.66 inches. And it weighs 1277 gramms.

One stamp shows an acorn & oak leaf along with something else that I can't make out.
The other one on the flip side is a number. ( 60212 )

Any information is appreciated. Thanks!

Tom

Tom, going to throw this out there. It looks like a Roofers shingle hammer ,similar to what my grandfather used to install cedar shake shingles . He would use axe head for splitting shingles and hammer head for nailing. We may still have it and will look around. Maybe way off but it was my first thought .
Take care my friend

Ripster wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:51 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:32 pm Hello Friends,

Can anyone tell me anything about this axt head? Or it's stamps? Found it on the bay & it just caught my attention. Probably because of the stamped acorn & oak leaf.

It's described that the blade width is 10.8cm or 4.25 inches & the total highth from blade to hammer head is 22 cm or 8.66 inches. And it weighs 1277 gramms.

One stamp shows an acorn & oak leaf along with something else that I can't make out.
The other one on the flip side is a number. ( 60212 )

Any information is appreciated. Thanks!

Tom

Tom, going to throw this out there. It looks like a Roofers shingle hammer ,similar to what my grandfather used to install cedar shake shingles . He would use axe head for splitting shingles and hammer head for nailing. We may still have it and will look around. Maybe way off but it was my first thought .
Take care my friend

Appreciate your input my friend! Never would have thought of that. Thanks! Seems like a good guess to me. If that were not the intended use, it sure would be a possable use for it. Any ideas why it has a round hole in it?

Maybe for setting your nail? Like you could lay a shingle on it, then use a second to drive a nail through the shingle so that it protrudes through the back of the shingle before you place it on the roof to nail it down. This would be a handy feature IMO. Especially when it came down to the "trim work" where two or more shingles might be overlapping. So that you could keep from damaging the shingles beneath it when setting your nail so to speak. But I'm just guessing here.

Edit: So..., I just Googled shingle & shingle hatchet & I think you nailed it. I also saw several of them with holes in them, whatever it's good for. And most of them had the "V" shaped nail pullers on the side of them as in GSPTOPDOG's posted hatchets above my post.

Thanks Buddy! Right or wrong, I now declare it to be a shingle hatchet or shingle hammer.

If anyone knows anything about the two stamps, I'd love to hear it. Thanks!

Brand new acquisition, Fox Trekking Axe. Made in Maniago, Italy. - Definitely NOT a wood splitting tool, but seems it would excel at chopping, carving, de-barking, food-prep, (choke up and use it like an ulu,) woodcraft, - and in a pinch, it would be quite capable of skinning large game, It comes as sharp as a good knife. Last picture gives an idea of the blade thickness, comparable to a woods knife. Haven't used it yet, will report back on what it 'wood', or 'wood knot' do. Sharp, shiny, pretty, - what more can you axe for?

TPK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:32 pm Hello Friends,

Can anyone tell me anything about this axt head? Or it's stamps? Found it on the bay & it just caught my attention. Probably because of the stamped acorn & oak leaf.

It's described that the blade width is 10.8cm or 4.25 inches & the total highth from blade to hammer head is 22 cm or 8.66 inches. And it weighs 1277 gramms.

One stamp shows an acorn & oak leaf along with something else that I can't make out.
The other one on the flip side is a number. ( 60212 )

Any information is appreciated. Thanks!

Tom

Wonder if that is a Fireman's belt axe in which the pick has been ground/cut off? I know in some countries (including Germany), firefighters did (and still do) carry a small axe on a wide belt on the outside of their turnout gear.

cody6268 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:39 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:32 pm Hello Friends,

Can anyone tell me anything about this axt head? Or it's stamps? Found it on the bay & it just caught my attention. Probably because of the stamped acorn & oak leaf.

It's described that the blade width is 10.8cm or 4.25 inches & the total highth from blade to hammer head is 22 cm or 8.66 inches. And it weighs 1277 gramms.

One stamp shows an acorn & oak leaf along with something else that I can't make out.
The other one on the flip side is a number. ( 60212 )

Any information is appreciated. Thanks!

Tom

Wonder if that is a Fireman's belt axe in which the pick has been ground/cut off? I know in some countries (including Germany), firefighters did (and still do) carry a small axe on a wide belt on the outside of their turnout gear.

Could be. I got over bid on it but that's good. I spent way too much this weekend.

wizrd wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:09 pm Brand new acquisition, Fox Trekking Axe. Made in Maniago, Italy. - Definitely NOT a wood splitting tool, but seems it would excel at chopping, carving, de-barking, food-prep, (choke up and use it like an ulu,) woodcraft, - and in a pinch, it would be quite capable of skinning large game, It comes as sharp as a good knife. Last picture gives an idea of the blade thickness, comparable to a woods knife. Haven't used it yet, will report back on what it 'wood', or 'wood knot' do. Sharp, shiny, pretty, - what more can you axe for?IMG_0626.JPGIMG_0636.JPGIMG_0635.JPG

That's a beauty! And Fox makes good knives!

cody6268 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:39 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:32 pm Hello Friends,

Can anyone tell me anything about this axt head? Or it's stamps? Found it on the bay & it just caught my attention. Probably because of the stamped acorn & oak leaf.

It's described that the blade width is 10.8cm or 4.25 inches & the total highth from blade to hammer head is 22 cm or 8.66 inches. And it weighs 1277 gramms.

One stamp shows an acorn & oak leaf along with something else that I can't make out.
The other one on the flip side is a number. ( 60212 )

Any information is appreciated. Thanks!

Tom

Wonder if that is a Fireman's belt axe in which the pick has been ground/cut off? I know in some countries (including Germany), firefighters did (and still do) carry a small axe on a wide belt on the outside of their turnout gear.

I think the mystery axe is some type of working tool. I think a Fireman's axe would look more like the one below. Here are some pictures of what I believe to be a German or Austrian Fireman's axe (maybe 30's or 40's?), it could have fit on a wide belt on the outside of their turnout gear. If anyone has a better idea let me know.

Here is a True Temper Kelly hewing axe that I plan on cleaning up. So next it goes into a bucket of vinegar for a while.

Nice find!

TPK wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:39 pm Nice find!

Thanks! It is a big 'ol sucker. I' don't think it takes a standard handle size, so I have to find a handle for it once I get it cleaned up a little.

Working around the house with my hand forged tomahawk/bearded Viking axe and Enzo fixed blade. I got the axe in Hungary while on a trip on a trip.

Really cool axe, GSP!

Incidentally, been meaning to ask if your username is short for German Shorthaired Pointer? My dad and sister each have 2.

Good question John! Your one smart cookie Dawg!

Nice bearded axe GSP!

I see a lot of hand forged stuff on German eBay. I think the series. "Forged in Fire" has everybody over here in Germany who likes metal objects trying out there blacksmith skills. In the states there are those who like to get together & reinact the Civil War. In Germany they get together & reinact the middle ages. Everything from Vikings to Knights. Here at these types of gatherings, there are a lot of hand forged stuff for sale. Swords, Axes & Knives ect.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:12 am Really cool axe, GSP!

Incidentally, been meaning to ask if your username is short for German Shorthaired Pointer? My dad and sister each have 2.

What a beautiful puppy dog! That GSP looks like my buddie's "Luke" , except Luke is 90 lbs! The black one is Lilah, she is mine and the others are my friend's GSPs. He has 4 and I get to to take care of them when he is out of town. His yard is pure "GSP pandemonium" when they are all out of the kennels.

TPK wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:04 am Good question John! Your one smart cookie Dawg!

Nice bearded axe GSP!

I see a lot of hand forged stuff on German eBay. I think the series. "Forged in Fire" has everybody over here in Germany who likes metal objects trying out there blacksmith skills. In the states there are those who like to get together & reinact the Civil War. In Germany they get together & reinact the middle ages. Everything from Vikings to Knights. Here at these types of gatherings, there are a lot of hand forged stuff for sale. Swords, Axes & Knives ect.

Hmmmm... I would love to see a Middle Ages "melee" reenacted. Also I still have some empty space in "Knife & Axe" room. Looks like I am headed back to Europe again!

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:21 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:04 am Good question John! Your one smart cookie Dawg!

Nice bearded axe GSP!

I see a lot of hand forged stuff on German eBay. I think the series. "Forged in Fire" has everybody over here in Germany who likes metal objects trying out there blacksmith skills. In the states there are those who like to get together & reinact the Civil War. In Germany they get together & reinact the middle ages. Everything from Vikings to Knights. Here at these types of gatherings, there are a lot of hand forged stuff for sale. Swords, Axes & Knives ect.

Hmmmm... I would love to see a Middle Ages "melee" reenacted. Also I still have some empty space in "Knife & Axe" room. Looks like I am headed back to Europe again!

LOL! Wait till Corona is over though. Nothing happening here right now.

Beautiful dogs!

Time to hit the sack folks.
Till tomarrow,
Take Care,
Tom

TPK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:27 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:21 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:04 am Good question John! Your one smart cookie Dawg!

Nice bearded axe GSP!

I see a lot of hand forged stuff on German eBay. I think the series. "Forged in Fire" has everybody over here in Germany who likes metal objects trying out there blacksmith skills. In the states there are those who like to get together & reinact the Civil War. In Germany they get together & reinact the middle ages. Everything from Vikings to Knights. Here at these types of gatherings, there are a lot of hand forged stuff for sale. Swords, Axes & Knives ect.

Hmmmm... I would love to see a Middle Ages "melee" reenacted. Also I still have some empty space in "Knife & Axe" room. Looks like I am headed back to Europe again!

LOL! Wait till Corona is over though. Nothing happening here right now.

Beautiful dogs!

Time to hit the sack folks.
Till tomarrow,
Take Care,
Tom

Danke und viel Spaß!

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:17 pm

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:12 am Really cool axe, GSP!

Incidentally, been meaning to ask if your username is short for German Shorthaired Pointer? My dad and sister each have 2.

What a beautiful puppy dog! That GSP looks like my buddie's "Luke" , except Luke is 90 lbs! The black one is Lilah, she is mine and the others are my friend's GSPs. He has 4 and I get to to take care of them when he is out of town. His yard is pure "GSP pandemonium" when they are all out of the kennels.

They're great looking dogs! I know how rambunctious they can get, especially in groups. We will have 4 for the holidays plus my brother's German Shepherd.

Here is my MARBLE’S #10 CAMP AXE with nail puller.

Jacknifeben wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:31 pm Here is my MARBLE’S #10 CAMP AXE with nail puller.

Cool design, JKB! How old do you think it is?

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:51 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:17 pm

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:12 am Really cool axe, GSP!

Incidentally, been meaning to ask if your username is short for German Shorthaired Pointer? My dad and sister each have 2.

What a beautiful puppy dog! That GSP looks like my buddie's "Luke" , except Luke is 90 lbs! The black one is Lilah, she is mine and the others are my friend's GSPs. He has 4 and I get to to take care of them when he is out of town. His yard is pure "GSP pandemonium" when they are all out of the kennels.

They're great looking dogs! I know how rambunctious they can get, especially in groups. We will have 4 for the holidays plus my brother's German Shepherd.

That is a handful! But they are great to be around. They have become my favorite breed...and I also like German Shepherds, my family had one when I was a kid and he was my best friend.

Jacknifeben wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:31 pm Here is my MARBLE’S #10 CAMP AXE with nail puller.

That looks real clean! Do you have a photo of the maker's mark if there is one?

When I found this knife it was painted all black. According to the old timers these were sent to the ccc camps back in the 30,s. They painted them black so they didn’t know what brand they were.

TPK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:32 pm Hello Friends,

Can anyone tell me anything about this axt head? Or it's stamps? Found it on the bay & it just caught my attention. Probably because of the stamped acorn & oak leaf.

It's described that the blade width is 10.8cm or 4.25 inches & the total highth from blade to hammer head is 22 cm or 8.66 inches. And it weighs 1277 gramms.

One stamp shows an acorn & oak leaf along with something else that I can't make out.
The other one on the flip side is a number. ( 60212 )

Any information is appreciated. Thanks!

Tom

I found this looking at some small axes on a random website; looking for a very specific plastic handle hand axe, which I can't find anywhere. But, this did show up under hatchets. It is called a Lattbiel; or tiler's hatchet. I don't know why you'd use a hatchet on stoneware tile, but it's as close as I've found.

https://hammersource.com/picard-lattbei ... er-handle/


Better photo

https://manandgentry.myshopify.com/prod ... rs-hatchet