Boarding Axe, circa 1700s
Boarding Axe circa 1600s
Combination pistol/hatchet, circa late 1600s (German Origin).
Common Colonial Period Tomahawks,
The first of Native American origin, the second a typical Trade Tomahawk made in Europe and traded with the Iriquois Nation.
The trade tomahawks found favor among Colonial Americans as well as Native Americans
and is similar to the
military issued tomahawks.
Note the similarities to the boarding axe.