Cool old axe.
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I bought a cool old axe today. It has Isaac Murr stamped on it. Online, I found, "Isaac Murr was a blacksmith by trade, was greatly respected in his community during his long and useful life, and died March 27, 1898, Lancaster County, PA. " I think I know what it was used for, but would like to hear what others think. Keith
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Re: Cool old axe.
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Quite a bit of hammering to the backside, so was used for splitting-possibly as a froe??
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Re: Cool old axe.
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Early American birth control device.
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Re: Cool old axe.
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Looks like a mortising axe. This^
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Re: Cool old axe.
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Looks like a mortising axe. I think it's a mortising axe too. I found 2 other mortising axes online, with the exact same pattern, that also were stamped Isaac Murr. He aparrently started black smithing by 1858. They noted he was of good character and a Republican. My axe should be between 124 and 164 years old and is likely from the earlier part of that range because Isaac got into raising cattle later in life. It was likely made around the same time period as the Civil War. Keith
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Re: Cool old axe.
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That aint the first time that guy used an axe. very neat old axe Keith-are you gonna chop a few holes?
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That aint the first time that guy used an axe. very neat old axe Keith-are you gonna chop a few holes? Thanks, I definitely want to try it out, but I don't have any plans on putting up a barn or anything with it. Keith
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Someone(maybe you I don't know) says that on every thread. Nice axe though!
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Gränsfors, Muller and a few other companies still make mortise axes. They are much more expensive than what you paid. Usually a timber-framers tool, they also were sometimes used for chopping through mortises in split-rail fence posts.
Definitely a cool old axe, interesting thread.
Eh...wot?
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