"HAWK" heads for re-enactors?

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Hi guys....Can anybody out there direct me to a source for "Hawk" heads that that could be finished/personalized by re-enactors of the War of 1812 era? Remember that war? It was when our ancestors behaved like a bunch foolish neighbours fighting over the back-yard fence. You Yanks burned our capital at York/Toronto and we burned down your Whitehouse. You've done a nice job rebuilding by the way!

As the president of the Elgin Military Museum in St. Thomas ON Canada I was approached by a chap looking for information on Hawks used during that era. I wasn't able to provide much more than a few drawings of warriors carrying Hawks.
I've checked the online cataloques of most of the knife supply houses and come up negative.
As a result of this query we have realized that despite having one of the largest collections of weapons in Canada we do not have a single "HAWK". I realize it would be near impossible to obtain an original for the Museum so now I've got the bug to finish one from a pre-made head myself for display.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Jim Ziegler

P.S.
If you're up this way please stop in to the Museum or visit us on the web at www.execulink.com/~ecp Our e-mail address is emmchin@execulink.com
 
I wish you would post a picture of what they looked like. Id be very interested in seeing one.
 
The link Mr Siegel put for the museum isn't working so i did a google search and found this link http://www.execulink.com/~ecpmchin/

Bruce I think he's talking about hawk heads in general of the period. Gib at cactusforge sent me this link to a site about hawks - grab your favorite and enjoy it will take a while
http://members.tripod.com/tomahawks-r-tatca/

Chuck

PS I remember about the War of 1812 well and for mainly one reason: the last battle was the battle of New Orleans which actually occurred after the war had officially ended. The American forces under Andy Jackson, mostly backwoodsmen who were aided by Jean Lafitte's pirates devastated the British forces. The reason I remember is that it happened on my birthday - January 8, 1814 ( and no I wasn't born in that year:D) Anybody remember the song "In 1814 we took a little trip..."
 
Originally posted by Wild Rose
The link Mr Siegel put for the museum isn't working so i did a google search and found this link http://www.execulink.com/~ecpmchin/

Anybody remember the song "In 1814 we took a little trip..."
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Why sure I do Chuck, it was done by Johnny Horton. A few years after Hank Williams was killed in a car wreck, his widowed wife married Johnny Horton. A few years later he was killed by a drunken driven.
 
Hi Guys..... This has got to be the best place in the world to get info. Thanks for the responses it was just what I needed.
Chuck...I've sent an e-mail.

Thanks again.

Jim Ziegler
 
My goodness there are a thousand tomahawks on that tripod link! I put it on my favorites book mark and will look at it when I have a day or more. Thanks, :eek:
 
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I believe this axe head to be an original early 19th century piece. Originally a pipe hawk the original cup has been either broken or cut off. If you look real closely you will notice that the piece is forged and that the eye was formed by wraping the metal around and welding it along the blade.

n2s
 
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