It was another fabulous day of detecting old goodies in the German woods! In addition to the almost ubiquitous Jaegermeister bottles and plastic bullets, I found two very old musket balls (one looks like it's about 60 caliber!), some old and thin brass hinges (book hinges, maybe), an old, old button with its shank still intact (old because it was deep in this undisturbed forest soil), two 50 Pfennig coins - one a modern copper-nickel alloy coin that is too crusted to get a date and the other an 1876 silver beauty, and an another axe head!
This axe head reminds me of what I've seen Colonial axes looking like, with the exception of a down-sweep and then an up-sweep of the working end. It was about 5" down, on its side, so I'm going with "super old" on this one! Does anyone have any ideas?
I was able to get creative with my packing (and thankfully discovered that even my cut-rate seat gets a personal item with a carry-on), so everything is coming home with me! It will be interesting to see if they stop me with the plastic bullets... Meh, maybe I should just throw those in my checked bag...
This axe head reminds me of what I've seen Colonial axes looking like, with the exception of a down-sweep and then an up-sweep of the working end. It was about 5" down, on its side, so I'm going with "super old" on this one! Does anyone have any ideas?
I was able to get creative with my packing (and thankfully discovered that even my cut-rate seat gets a personal item with a carry-on), so everything is coming home with me! It will be interesting to see if they stop me with the plastic bullets... Meh, maybe I should just throw those in my checked bag...
I have always loved the German Imperial Eagle. It's a gorgeous example of power and beauty.
