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IROQUOIS GRAVE AXE 18th c
Guns International #: 101812276 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Collectibles - Native American - Collectibles - Sporting
Seller's Information
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Seller: CowboyAction105
Member Since: 12/22/21
First Name: Andy
Last Name: Cobb
State: Florida
Zip: 33525
Country: United States
Phone: (813) 393-6533
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 5
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Wire Transfer, Money Order, Secure Transactions
About Us: Private, Advanced cowboy action and weapons collector.
Description:
please text or call with any offers or questions 813-393-6533 Will trade for colt or Winchester firearms.
Thisgrave axe is from the collection of famed collector and author Robert Wheeler, with his attached tag reading: “GRAVE AXE-/1700s/UTAN MOUND”. It is pictured in “Who’s Who In Indian Relics, Vol. No 8″, page181. This early axe was used as a fighting war axe among the eastern Iroquois tribes Among the Iroquois culture the large size axes were used by the women of the tribes to set up shelters, butcher game, and do the domestic chores. The smaller size axes were lighter and more suited to deliver a fast deadly blow on raids. Native Americans believed in life after death and the men were buried with their tomahawks, war axes, knives, etc., believing it would all be of use in the next life. This early style grave axe is 5 3/4″ long and features a forged lap eye seam, 2″ teardrop eye, and 2 5/8″ cutting edge. It has Wheeler’s white inventory markings and identification tag indicating its being found in the Utan Mound. Excavated, showing pitting and dark patina. A rare example of a fighting axe from a famous collection.
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