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Howdy all, my father and I recently acquired three tomahawks that look rather old. After a careful examination of the blade on the most decorated one we discovered a date and a set of initials; 9/11/38 and "RSU", respectively. Upon examining the other two axes, we discovered one was also marked; this one with the initials "RU". The third tomahawk has no marks, at least not discovered at the time of posting.
To describe the tomahawks, there are similarities between the three, and then more acute similarities between two of them. First off, they are all of hand carved maple construction, with hand forged steel blades. The most elegant of the three has brass pins highlighting the feather styled carving, with the end of the pommel shaped to an acorn. This is shared with the next tomahawk. The second axe is significantly smaller than the other two, and has a carving based off maple leaves and vines. The third axe has little carving to it, excluding an animal paw design on the pommel, feather carvings near the axe head, and some etching to the blade.
The man we purchased the axes form mentioned he bought them from someone who traced them back to Pennsylvania, yet we are still uncertain.
Any tomahawk experts out there who can help identify them?
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I have created a link to an album that has the photos. It should be below this line of text.
http://s1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii548/SwashyBuck/
To describe the tomahawks, there are similarities between the three, and then more acute similarities between two of them. First off, they are all of hand carved maple construction, with hand forged steel blades. The most elegant of the three has brass pins highlighting the feather styled carving, with the end of the pommel shaped to an acorn. This is shared with the next tomahawk. The second axe is significantly smaller than the other two, and has a carving based off maple leaves and vines. The third axe has little carving to it, excluding an animal paw design on the pommel, feather carvings near the axe head, and some etching to the blade.
The man we purchased the axes form mentioned he bought them from someone who traced them back to Pennsylvania, yet we are still uncertain.
Any tomahawk experts out there who can help identify them?
- EDIT -
I have created a link to an album that has the photos. It should be below this line of text.
http://s1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii548/SwashyBuck/
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