Barn Find Value
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Barn Find Value
I have recently taken possession of a rare barn find and I need a value. I have the original axe that George Washington used to chop down the family cherry tree! It is in very good origonal condition. The handle has been replaced three times and the head was replaced only twice but all parts were OEM!!!! This is the original axe!!!!! How much do you think it is worth?
Tom
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Is the replacement handle made out of cherry wood from the tree he cut down? If you can verify that it will be worth more. Does the ax still have the build sheet on it?
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The handle is oak but the numbers appear to match the head. I guess that means a re-stamp? Previous owner claims to have documentation of the OEM replacement parts but I haven't seen it yet. Don't know about the build sheet. I'm not sure if early production axes had build sheets?
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I have recently taken possession of a rare barn find and I need a value. I have the original axe that George Washington used to chop down the family cherry tree! It is in very good origonal condition. The handle has been replaced three times and the head was replaced only twice but all parts were OEM!!!! This is the original axe!!!!! How much do you think it is worth?
Tom
Tom
If it's the same axe he used to cut down the cherry tree to make his wooden teeth
that axe could be worth a boat load of money... Yes, that very same boat he used to cross the Delaware 
A little trivia... did you know that everything George ate tasted like cherries
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Hmmmm. Lots of good suggestions here. I never thought about trying the Real_Axe_Registry.org or Cherrytree Forum. And I didn't know GW had more than one. I wonder how many of the others are still around? I thought for sure I had a one of one. Oh well. Don't think I will have it judged. Takes too much effort a I don't want to end up with a garage queen. Maybe I will build a Resto-Axe! You know update it with a Titanium head and a Carbon Fiber handle!
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