Please post Historical Trade Tomahawk photographs

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HARDBALL

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Hi all,

I'm interested in a custom Blacksmith made Tomahawk. I recently started collecting photographs (on line) examples of Historical Tomahawks for possible reproduction. I realize most "TRADE" Axe/Tomahawks were pretty much either French (Biscayne) or English made and that the designs pretty much resembled each other. If possible, I'd like to have something that is just a little different/unique made if it is a true example of a Historical Tomahawk. The Tomahawk I want will NOT be a "Safe Queen" but rather an "all around" Woods/Belt Carry Tomahawk (circa 1600-1700's). Thank you for any photographs/suggestions etc. you may offer.

Regards,
HARDBALL



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Hi Guys,

ST, yes indeed, it's an AWESOME site! I'm going to have to RE-read every page. Scotchleaf.....thank you very much for this link. I have not seen this site before.

Regards,
HARDBALL
 
Hi ST,

Ah ah! I found one of the Tomahawks I was interested in at http://furtradetomahawks.tripod.com/id11.html

I like the symbol of the wavy "S" (meaning in Native tongue) a winding/bending River. I spent half the night trying to remember where I saw this Tomahawk. I'm glad I remembered where it was located.

HARDBALL
 
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HARDBALL said:
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I like the symbol of the wavy "S" (meaning in Native tongue) a winding/bending River...
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Here's the photo I think you're referring to:

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from http://furtradetomahawks.tripod.com
 
Hi Steve,

Thank you! Yes indeed, THAT is the one. Heck, I was able to copy the pix to my email but, for reasons unknown, I was not able to post it elsewhere.
I'm thinking I'd like to have such an example of a Trade Tomahawk made with the "wavy" River symbol but, "flopped" so that the wavy line looks more like a wavy line letter "S". I'd like this done for several reason. My last name begins with the letter "S", I live in "S"agadahoc County Maine and I am but a few miles from the Kennebec River (which Historical Ft. Richmond) once stood. In fact (this is too cool) if you have ever seen the NatGeo TV show "DIGGERS", the guys were here in Sagadahoc County at Fort. Richmond and found some awesome items including an old Axe head!


Named for
Indian word meaning "mouth of the big river"[1]

Sagadahoc County was initially part of York and, later, Lincoln County before being set off and incorporated in 1854. Samuel de Champlain led the first known visit of Europeans to the region. In 1607, the English Popham Colony was established in what is now Phippsburgh; it was abandoned a year later, but English fishermen and trappers continued to visit the area. John Smith explored the region in 1614 and reported back to King Charles I, who named the Sagadahoc area "Leethe."[4]

When the Plymouth Council for New England was dissolved in 1635, 10,000 acres (40 km2) on the east side of the Kennebec River were divided up and granted to private owners. Over the years, these proprietors extended their claims through additional land grants, purchases from Native Americans, and exploitation of the often poorly defined boundaries of their lands. By 1660, Englishmen held the titles to the whole of what is now Sagadahoc County.[4]

When King Philip’s War broke out in 1675, the plundering of one house was the only hostile act in Sagadahoc County until August, 1676, at which point three settlements were attacked and 53 people taken captive by Native Americans. The region was almost totally abandoned by settlers, and no permanent settlement was established until 1715, when Arrowsic and Brunswick were founded. Scotch-Irish Presbyterians began immigrating to the region in increasingly large numbers, though occasional violence persisted until 1759, when the French and Indian Wars ended in Maine.[4]

Diggers Episode: "Chasing Benedict Arnold"
Season 2, Episode 13 Episode Synopsis: The guys travel to Maine to visit Benedict Arnold's Revolutionary War headquarters and Fort Richmond to search for colonial artifacts. Original Air Date: Mar 11, 2014

Regards,
HARDBALL
 
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