Axe head?

[daveh]

Can anyone ID this please - it's about 2" long; 1" high; tapers from abase of about 1/3" to a sharp edge.

Quite heavy for its size.

Has a "slot on the underside"

Dark in colour.

Apologies for the number of images:

[Jayreef]

Not the best pics

but i would post that on ukdfd

i think it is a bronze age axe head fragment

worth ID'ing, as its as old as you will ever find probably

Nice

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showre ... 18&cat=all

similar hollow cast to this one

and shape of this one

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showre ... 73&cat=all

wish i had one

[daveh]

I think it's more engineered than the example you've shown Jayreef.

Difficult to photograph ... going to put it on youtube

[daveh]

Here's the Youtube link:

[Blackadder43]

Probably log out of youtube to give the link?

[Jayreef]

Still looks like it to me Dave

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co ... ehoard.htm

like I said, good pics and ukdfd would help

[daveh]

Cheers - here's hoping

[Jayreef]

Jeffers is going to offer one of his renowned opinions!

I think it's one of those tools which were used for scraping the inside of hides
before tanning. (The name of which escapes me for the moment!)
Jeffers hides behind the sofa awaiting the catcalls and various flying objects!

you mean a "Hide Scraper"

i don't know, the only hide scrapers i have seen are flint ones, i presume there are more up to date ones

could be.........

but still looks like an axe head from a bronze age axe to me though, happy to be corrected and learn something new though

[What ho chap!]

Take it to your local museum. Most do free identification services.

[Jayreef]

showed pictures to some friends this morning

everyone is sure its a socketed type axe head

you can date it here also

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co ... istory.htm

Nice, because it was probably used as currency also

[putty]

i'm no expert but it looks like the blade part socketed axe head to me