Offered is an original Civil War-era soldier’s large broad axe head, reportedly recovered from a Union or Confederate military camp site in the Vicksburg, Mississippi area.
This substantial iron axe head features a wide, flared cutting blade characteristic of broad axes used for hewing and shaping timber. Tools of this type were essential during the Civil War for constructing military camps, defensive earthworks, fortifications, and other structures needed to support armies in the field.
The axe head remains in genuine excavated condition, displaying heavy oxidation, surface pitting, and an attractive dark rust patina from prolonged burial. The central eye and rear portion exhibit significant deterioration and separation, although the broad cutting blade retains its distinctive shape.
Provenance: Accompanied by an earlier collector’s identification describing the piece as a Civil War soldier’s camp relic recovered in the Vicksburg area of Mississippi.
Vicksburg was the site of one of the most significant campaigns of the American Civil War, culminating in the city’s surrender to Union forces on July 4, 1863. Military camp relics from this historic region remain desirable among collectors of Civil War artifacts.
An impressive, large-format dug relic representing the everyday tools used by soldiers during the Civil War. An excellent addition to a collection of Vicksburg campaign artifacts, military camp equipment, or excavated Civil War relics.
Condition: Excavated and uncleaned, with extensive rust, pitting, and deterioration through the central and rear sections. Please examine photographs carefully.
Shipping included to the lower 48 contiguous United States.
Offered is an original Civil War-era soldier’s large broad axe head, reportedly recovered from a Union or Confederate military camp site in the Vicksburg, Mississippi area.
This substantial iron axe head features a wide, flared cutting blade characteristic of broad axes used for hewing and shaping timber. Tools of this type were essential during the Civil War for constructing military camps, defensive earthworks, fortifications, and other structures needed to support armies in the field.
The axe head remains in genuine excavated condition, displaying heavy oxidation, surface pitting, and an attractive dark rust patina from prolonged burial. The central eye and rear portion exhibit significant deterioration and separation, although the broad cutting blade retains its distinctive shape.
Provenance: Accompanied by an earlier collector’s identification describing the piece as a Civil War soldier’s camp relic recovered in the Vicksburg area of Mississippi.
Vicksburg was the site of one of the most significant campaigns of the American Civil War, culminating in the city’s surrender to Union forces on July 4, 1863. Military camp relics from this historic region remain desirable among collectors of Civil War artifacts.
An impressive, large-format dug relic representing the everyday tools used by soldiers during the Civil War. An excellent addition to a collection of Vicksburg campaign artifacts, military camp equipment, or excavated Civil War relics.
Condition: Excavated and uncleaned, with extensive rust, pitting, and deterioration through the central and rear sections. Please examine photographs carefully.
Shipping included to the lower 48 contiguous United States.