Homemade Hatchet

[Tom Hughes]

I dug this unusual relic Sunday. It's a blacksmith-forged homemade hatchet.
Blacksmithing useful items that were needed around homesites was a common thing. I've just never seen or dug a homemade hatchet like this and wanted to share. Many slaves were excellent blacksmiths. This could have been a by-product of a slave-produced item.

 

[UCVRelics]

Nice piece of Vicksburg history.

 

[Patrick H]

That's one of the more interesting tool relics I've seen--from any era.