Pipe Tomahawk w/ original Handle
22 inch pipe stem with two 3/8 brass bands around
the stem by the blade. 38 brass tacks on the stem, 2 each of which
hold each of the brass bands. The pipe tomahawk head is 8 3/8 in
length with a blade bit of 2 1/16 long. The bowl rises 1 3/4 from
the base and has what appears to be a pewter band encompassing the
bowl. A cross has been engraved above the band on two sides of the
bowl. Original wood handle / pipe stem. Extremely rare. Very old
tag reads: "Property of M.S. Garrison" "Sioux Indian
War Club" Purchased from Ben Thompson. Ben Thompson was an original
founders of the Greater St. Louis Archaeological Society, edited
and published No. 3,4,5,6 and 7 of the "Who's Who in Indian
Relics" Series. AE2008.
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