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    Spontoon Tomahawk

    What is the intent of your comment?
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    Spontoon Tomahawk

    25 inches
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    Spontoon Tomahawk

    blade width is .75 inches at thickest part, by eye
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    Spontoon Tomahawk

    Try googling Cowan's Auctions, October 27, 2010. Lot 12. Same dimensions. Polled Spontoon. Looks like an old blacksmith's wet dream.
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    Spontoon Tomahawk

    try googling "sheep's foot" tomahawk
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    Spontoon Tomahawk

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    Spontoon Tomahawk

    I recently acquired this piece which came from Orleans County, VT. Hand forged with hammer poll. Some similar original examples out there and in Peterson's book on tomahawks. Head is 10 inches.
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    Help with Identification-Naval Axe? All Iron Spike Tomahawk

    Thank you. I bought it from an individual located in Bloomfield, NY. It was part of that individual's collection for over 40 years. It was found at a garage sale in Pittsford, NY. Yes, looks like the handle was inserted separately. I've attached an image. Been collecting axes/hawks and...
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    Help with Identification-Naval Axe? All Iron Spike Tomahawk

    100% forged. As to the axe head and mattock combo, you might want to take a look at a Roman dolabra. been around a lot longer than the 1800s.
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    Help with Identification-Naval Axe? All Iron Spike Tomahawk

    and the forging method you date to the early 20th century? what is your authority for that assumption?
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    Help with Identification-Naval Axe? All Iron Spike Tomahawk

    what part of it reminds you of a Pulaski axe?
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    Help with Identification-Naval Axe? All Iron Spike Tomahawk

    Thank you, but I am unaware of any coal mining in Pittsford, NY, especially in the 18th century/early 19th century. I do know that Pittsford, NY was heavily contested between 1687 and 1814 between the French, English and Seneca allies. The construction of the axe points to early blacksmith...
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    Help with Identification-Naval Axe? All Iron Spike Tomahawk

    Thank you, but pretty sure it pre-dates the railroad times.
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    Help with Identification-Naval Axe? All Iron Spike Tomahawk

    Hello: I recently acquired this all iron, hand forged hatchet/axe. The head is 8 inches and overall length is 18 inches. It weighs 3 pounds. It came from upstate New York, Rochester/Lake Ontario region. Too heavy for a spike tomahawk (although common in that region) and I'm pretty sure this...
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    All Iron Spike Tomahawk?

    Just picked this one up. I wonder if this is an early all iron spike tomahawk or ice hatchet. It is hand forged and pitted. Overall weight is 1 pound. Head size is 9.25 inches. Overall length is 11 inches. Spike is 4 inches. Slender profile.
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