Pipe Tomahawk help

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longbowude

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This is up for sale locally. Any chance its real?

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Yeah, It is a strange thing. I cant find any photos of any others with that "hook" on it.

Its has proper looking age and patina too me but I am now leaning towards it being an elaborate fake. I tested the buttons with a magnet and they are magnetic. From what I have discerned they are suppose to be pure copper if they are fur trade era.
 
longbowude said:
Yeah, It is a strange thing. I cant find any photos of any others with that "hook" on it.

Its has proper looking age and patina too me but I am now leaning towards it being an elaborate fake. I tested the buttons with a magnet and they are magnetic. From what I have discerned they are suppose to be pure copper if they are fur trade era.
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I like it .
 
I would have to have a smoke to tell you if it's real ... ;-)
and "real" would need definition.

Can you tell if the stem/haft hole has been burned or drilled and is it lined (metal tube, etc.)?

Here is a bit crustier version of same (link below). I would say Cavet Emptor !##!

www.ebay.com

ANTIQUE AMERICAN INDIAN TRADE AXE SMOKING PEACE PIPE TOMAHAWK (knife, dagger) | eBay

STRONG WELL FORGED BLADE WITH SMOKING PIPE ON THE BACK. WOOD HAFT WITH BRASS TACK DECORATIONS. LIKELY 1800s. THE TOTAL LENGTH IS 21" BLADE IS 3 1/2" HEAD IS 8 1/2" WIDE.
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Hello friends
what is the estimated value for a tomahawk pipe?
 
dkcutelaria said:
Hello friends
what is the estimated value for a tomahawk pipe?
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For an antique? I've seen them at $400 up to thousands depending on condition, provenance, etc. They were trade goods and pretty popular at one time, Natives didn't manufacture them but they'd adorn them all sorts of ways. Natives generally made pipes of soapstone, catlinite and other local materials they could carve.
 
I ask because I'm carving one and I don't have a base price
I have the hours counted but I want to charge an acceptable amount, understand
 
Probably a real pipe Tomahawk; It might not be an old one though ( There are numerous makers that make them, Beaver Bill comes to mind)
 
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