A curious hatchet

mgolab · 1st October 2025, 03:12 PM

Thanks Mark.

Your analysis is "on point" and completely in line with additional comments that I just received about the hatchet off line. Appears to be late 18th century to early 19th century.

Based on my limited research and review of some original documents, Connecticut marked some musket barrels and powder horns with a "CC", signifying "Connecticut Colony" in or about 1776. Some were also marked "SC", for "State of Connecticut", not "South Carolina".

Not sure if relevant to my hatchet, but my hatchet did come from the "New England area" according to the seller.

1st October 2025, 03:12 PM	#3
mgolab Member Join Date: Jun 2023 Posts: 118	Thanks Mark. Your analysis is "on point" and completely in line with additional comments that I just received about the hatchet off line. Appears to be late 18th century to early 19th century. Based on my limited research and review of some original documents, Connecticut marked some musket barrels and powder horns with a "CC", signifying "Connecticut Colony" in or about 1776. Some were also marked "SC", for "State of Connecticut", not "South Carolina". Not sure if relevant to my hatchet, but my hatchet did come from the "New England area" according to the seller.