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I found this at an antique store. I would call it a broad hatchet. It is marked "L&N" and that's all I see.
I've done the internet research and have come up with nothing.
Any ideas/information would be appreciated.

That's the hatchet they used to chop off the turkeys head at the first Thanksgiving.

Louisville and Nashville Rail Road? but it should have the R.R.

mrwatch wrote:Louisville and Nashville Rail Road? but it should have the R.R.

Maybe not. I have an old WIlliams alligator wrench with Norfolk and Western property markings, and all that's on it is "N&W".

cody6268 wrote:

mrwatch wrote:Louisville and Nashville Rail Road? but it should have the R.R.

Maybe not. I have an old WIlliams alligator wrench with Norfolk and Western property markings, and all that's on it is "N&W".

Here is a N&W wrench my nephew gave me awhile back.He lived in Ashtabula Ohio at the time and found it at a garage sale many years ago. Supposedly used to switch tracks manually. The background is 1" squares to give an idea of it's size.

You guys are making this more and more confusing.....but I'm enjoying it!
I cannot believe that among the plethora of knowledge on AAPK...there is not one single, knowledgeable hatchet person who cannot tell me what the L&N means?????

while you may not find out who made it the + plus side is if it is rail road, a lot of people collect "prototype artifacts". meaning it is worth more money wise to a rail road collector especially if if a local company from their area or a one out of business. Same for padlocks, hand lanterns and switch lamps.

There is no way to know for sure what the letters mean other than they were placed there by whoever owned it, not the manufacturer. It's not uncommon.

I'm in the LNRR boat myself--broad axes like this are typically used more for forming logs, not felling. I suppose it was used for shaping railroad ties.