Description
This is an unusually large pipe tomahawk dating circa 1790 to the War of 1812. It is of the early English style, however, we believe it to be American made. The head is hand-forged with the large teardrop eye. The head measures 9 inches with a 3.5 inch blade. The half or handle is 18.5 inches x 1.75 inches at the mounting end. It is extremely rare to find a tomahawk from this period with an original handle. The paint decoration is of a later period, possibly 19th Century. Refer to "American Indian Tomahawks" by Harold L. Peterson and "Tomahawks and Pipe Axes" by John Baldwin. Very few of the early Tomahawks measure 9 inches. This Pipe Tomahawk recently came from a Coastal Maine Estate from a gentleman who was involved in the Department of Indian Affairs and stated it was given to him by an Indian Chief. The bowl has a slight bend to it from obvious use. The paint is a two-tone orange-red with black pin-striping. A very rare, authentic piece of Colonial American History.
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