Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - the green tomahawk of the Rogers Rangers?

JoeCanada42 · 5th August 2022, 08:37 PM

hi thanks everyone for your comments and interest so far.
to clarify it was sold as an antique hatchet, no attribute to rogers rangers, this is only my fantasy,.
I did think this axe could possibly be old enough, I have come across many old old tools locally.
apparently this form of axe was popular circa 1760
how does one tell if it was cast or forged?
the hammer poll on my axe is cylindrical not octagonal like many I see.
is there any difference in the 19c vs 18c ones?

I found this YouTube video very informative

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHyZhRFWsUs

at 10:10 he talks about my form hatchet.

also I think its likely there was a wide variety in the styles of hatchet the rangers carried, and possibly they had carried this form. he had members from all backgrounds,
I thought this hatchet could possibly date to the fur trade and been used by a "coureur de bois".

5th August 2022, 08:37 PM	#7
JoeCanada42 Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Canada Posts: 259	hi thanks everyone for your comments and interest so far. to clarify it was sold as an antique hatchet, no attribute to rogers rangers, this is only my fantasy,. I did think this axe could possibly be old enough, I have come across many old old tools locally. apparently this form of axe was popular circa 1760 how does one tell if it was cast or forged? the hammer poll on my axe is cylindrical not octagonal like many I see. is there any difference in the 19c vs 18c ones? I found this YouTube video very informative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHyZhRFWsUs at 10:10 he talks about my form hatchet. also I think its likely there was a wide variety in the styles of hatchet the rangers carried, and possibly they had carried this form. he had members from all backgrounds, I thought this hatchet could possibly date to the fur trade and been used by a "coureur de bois".