I have to Axe you a question?

[reaverman]

Hi,

At the recent Bushcraft UK meet up, we found an abandoned are head. It looked like someone was trying to remove the broken haft using a campfire. One of the other members there said he'd seen it at the camp about a month ago. So it's clearly been forgotten about.

So with the help of Monkey Boy, I'm going to restore the head and remount it. It's got a stamp of the weight being '4 1/2 LBS' and another stamp with Initials 'HW'. I've so managed to recover the wedge pin, which I could use again.

The head has been washed in white vinegar, and scrubbed. But I'll do further work, once it's been annealed and tempered.

Pics below

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[Sparky415]

Just a guess...
HW might stand for Helko Werk axe made in Germany,
This could be wrong as it's stamped in lbs unless it was made for export?

I would test the edge before heat treating the head as it might be ok
Watching with interest

 

[reaverman]

Just a guess...
HW might stand for Helko Werk axe made in Germany,
This could be wrong as it's stamped in lbs unless it was made for export?

I would test the edge before heat treating the head as it might be ok
Watching with interest

Thanks for that, it does look similar to the Expedition. Though there is no crest on the head, but other than that it matches the axe.

http://www.helkonorthamerica.com/store/p22/Expedition.html

 

[sunndog]

I thought helko werk too but i'm not overly familiar with there markings

The germans do like those conical stepped wedges though