CT copper and hatchet

Lodge Scent

Active member

• Jan 3, 2017

• #1

Got out this afternoon for a couple of hours to see what I could wrangle from the iron belt around one of my old cellar hole sites. The swinging wasn't easy but I did manage to get a toasty CT copper.

Reverse is toast but I can make out the AUCTORI CONNEC: on the obverse.

Also dug the little hatchet type tool:

The butt end has a broken spikey looking thing.

The closest thing that resembled it that I could find was a "milkman's" hatchet for cutting blocks of ice ???

Good luck to all in 2017!

Jeff

 

Digger_O'Dell

New member

• Jan 3, 2017

• #2

Nice score on the copper! That hatchet looks unusual, never seen one like it before.

 

MangoAve

New member

• Jan 3, 2017

• #3

Grats on scoring a CT, Jeff. The woods are still diggable. The old road was partially frozen with ice on top, with areas that were muddy. Heck, even a yard was fine on Saturday. I have to get pics of those.

 

Full Metal Digger

Active member

• Jan 3, 2017

• #4

Could it be a colonial fighting axe (tomahawk)?

 

OxShoeDrew

Administrator

• Jan 3, 2017

• #5

MangoAve said:

The woods are still diggable.

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yep, and after this rain we might be in good shape! We are supposed to be holed up awaiting the spring thaw... but you're digging coppers!! Congrats!!

 

aloldstuff

Moderator

• Jan 3, 2017

• #6

You're on the board for 2017....:thumbsup02:. I've got no idea on the ax....:dontknow:

 

calabash digger

New member

• Jan 3, 2017

• #7

congrats on the copper!

 

Digger Don

New member

• Jan 4, 2017

• #8

Congrats on the copper and ax head :clapping:

 

Lodge Scent

Active member

• Jan 5, 2017

• #9

Thanks Gents. Yep, it was good just to get out and good to dig a couple of keepers. I think I will add that little hatchet to the "electrolysis" pile of iron waiting to be cleaned.