Scotish thistle

[ridjrunr]

Somewhere on the net, I saw an image of a Scotish Thistle but it had a chicken encorporated into it as well. Anyone know what I am trying to describe?

[ridjrunr]

I know this sounded pretty odd but this is what it was all about. My friend I camped with last weekend had this axe head with a cartouche, couldnt quite make it out but this came to mind

[ridjrunr]

But this is actually what it is,quite a find!

[Uncle Russ]

Chicken? In the first pictute, I can't see anything that looks like a Chicken, or Scottish Thistle.  :?

Now that last picture is a real classic.
Seit (since) 1781....I have no clue as to when this particular Axe was made, perhaps you do, but the Company has been in business a really long time, so I'm thinking this particular Axe should be very much sought after by those who are into such things.

There should be no doubt about this being a real Gem....age often counts a whole bunch when you're looking at condition, and this one looks to rate pretty high to me.

I know you've got a whole bunch of Axes yourself, seems you've been at this for sometime now.
What kind of 'value', other than historical, would you place on a Axe like this?
Any chance you may end up with old piece of history?

Uncle Russ...

[ridjrunr]

Haha, uncle Russ! Chicken,frog the very faint cartouche on the head made me think of that image I just hadnt seen it in a while.
Last weekend I was lucky enough to camp with some old friends and some new friends at a rendezvous. A friend I met through another camp friend just last week brought out this axe. Wondered if I knew anything about it.
He got it at a farm auction a while back in Kansas. What a gem ,I think he intends to mount a straight handle on it to be more period as he is an AMM member and thats his camp axe!
Couldnt even guess at a $ value on something like this. Just too many variables.