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St. Peter's Lodge #21 New Milford, CT
Recently stumbled across this metal hatchet while cleaning out the caretakers cabin at a long-time summer camp. A few interesting things there, but this one really grabbed me for some reason.
It measures about 11" OAL, head measures about 4 1/4". It's about 3/4" at it's thickest point. It is missing its' scales (if you're a knife guy) or handle inserts which look to have been held in place by three screws each.
Hidden within the handle is a spring-loaded (closing) "arm" that looks to have been designed to swing out and protect the sharpened edge - although that last 2 1/2 inches or so look to have been broken off.
It looks to be a two-piece design what with the handle and head riveted together. That said, there is absolutely no detectable movement between the two at all so it must be some kind of tapered fit, and doesn't extend all the way up through the head like on a wooden-handled job.
Haven't been able to find any distinguishing manufacturers markings on it whatsoever. A brief search on the internet hasn't yielded any answers either.
Wondering if anyone here has had any experience with one of these, and / or has any info on mfr or whatever. Just one of those little mysteries that beg to be explained...
It measures about 11" OAL, head measures about 4 1/4". It's about 3/4" at it's thickest point. It is missing its' scales (if you're a knife guy) or handle inserts which look to have been held in place by three screws each.
Hidden within the handle is a spring-loaded (closing) "arm" that looks to have been designed to swing out and protect the sharpened edge - although that last 2 1/2 inches or so look to have been broken off.
It looks to be a two-piece design what with the handle and head riveted together. That said, there is absolutely no detectable movement between the two at all so it must be some kind of tapered fit, and doesn't extend all the way up through the head like on a wooden-handled job.
Haven't been able to find any distinguishing manufacturers markings on it whatsoever. A brief search on the internet hasn't yielded any answers either.
Wondering if anyone here has had any experience with one of these, and / or has any info on mfr or whatever. Just one of those little mysteries that beg to be explained...