Hi, I'm kinda new to this forum thing, so bear with me, especially if i appear to be barking up the wrong tree, so to speak... Anyway, I've had this lovely vintage axe for several years now, got hold of it in a recycling centre, rusty and without a handle, and with a well chipped blade.  It took a while, but i finally sorted the whole thing out, and has been a beautiful working axe for some time now (about 10 years actually).... anyway, to the makers mark..... there is no name on it, just a logo that seems to resemble an anchor and an acorn.... there is also the number 1600 near the poll (the weight, perhaps).... I think it is either an old english or american patter axe, though someone once suggested it could be scandinavian.... any help appreciated ;)

In Norse folklore, both the Acorn and its bearer, the oak tree, bring good fortune. Don't know if that helps or not. A maker called "H. Taylor" used an acorn as part of it's logo and made woodworking tools.

hmm.... so the scandinavian theory could be a possibility.... Im gonna take a photo and upload it tomorow i think

>scandinavian theory could be a possibility

Well...a bit southwest perhaps...

Acorn tools AKA Henry Taylor tools Ltd of Sheffield....Still going after 150 years

http://www.henrytaylortools.co.uk/

Dunno about the Anchor logo tho, see the acorn logo on the site and see if you think it matches.

A picture will tell us the pattern, though not necessarily the origin of the ax itself.  Besides, we like pictures.