Jamie,
This is the British Board of Ordnance (BO) "broad arrow" mark. BO was
the supplier of munitions and equipment to both the British Army and
the Navy. It was disbanded in 1855.
-Paul
On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 11:14 AM Jamie Williams
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> Hi histarch community,
>
> While out scouting with a local first nations band along a historical "grease trail" trade route in British Columbia's backcountry that indigenous folks and European settlers alike used, we found a pickaxe (and crowbar) under a layer of silt in the river.
>
> We're having a helluva hard time trying to identify the pickaxe -- and get a date range of when it was made. It has prominent manufacture's mark/touch marks on it, in the form of a "B" and a "C" (or "O") on opposite sides of what looks like a mountain/arrow/tree (see pics below).
>
> Can anyone help identify?
>
> Can anyone possibly help refer me to a resource on history of blacksmithing or of forges/foundries in BC, industrial history of BC or Historical Business listings? Been having a a hard time gaining any traction on this!
>
> THANK YOU
>
> Photos attached and here:
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> https://photos.app.goo.gl/ikwUHg4JJikHUM4Z7
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/8tcEuybbFfPfoquM9
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