Two Unknown War Clubs American Indian Or ???

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

I AM PRETTY SURE THEY ARE NOT NATIVE AMERICAN WAR CLUBS OR REPLICAS THERE OF. THEY REMIND ME OF SOME OF THE TOOL/ AX THAT ARE CARRIED BY JAPANESE FIRE CREWS. STRANGE AND INTERESTING ITEMS REGARDLESS.

Certainly not Native American in my eyes either. As Vandoo notes they could be Japanese and there are elements in styling that indicated this, the beak head, the belt hook and I think I see a floral motif around the base of one of these hooks, it too could indicate the origins of these interesting items.

Gav

[fearn]

I'd also vote for Japanese fire hook. I recall seeing something like that in Serge Mol's Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts.

F

[M ELEY]

They are Japanese fire tools used to pry open doors and knock holes in walls to get to the flames. I've seen them via fire apparatus auctions over the years (I was in EMS and collected such aeons ago)...

[Battara]

Yup, I like Japanese fires..........no..........wait...........what I mean is I agree with the Japanese fire attribution.

NOT Native American what-so-ever.

Now back to pyromania.....