Hello at "I Forge Iron." I don't forge anything, but recently found an "old" axehead while moose hunting in Northern Ontario. I live in Fort Albany First Nation, James Bay, and we were about 330kms upriver, on the Albany, then Kenogami River. At the site of an old trading post, Mammamatawa, I happened to find at the riverside an axe head. It is black, like cast iron, and entirely covered with bumpy craters. The back end of the axe (hammer end) showed a lot of wear, flaring at the edges, and the oval opening for the wooden handle, that is cracked. A trapper told me this axe was likely used lots as a wedge, splitting wood.
Anyway, I'm wondering if it is cast iron (or is this what a steel axe looks like after lengthy exposure to the elements), and how old it might be. See the attached photo.
Any feedback is appreciated,
James