![]() ![]() ![]() The spontoon blade is pictured with a pipe as early as 1757.” This naturally progressed into being paired with a pipe. Peterson wrote that “the spontoon blade is known in the earliest pictures of pipe tomahawks. Here’s an original example of this style in a display by Gordon Barlow from several years back, at lower left (with a pipe version above it, and an original spike tomahawk to the right): The very first spontoon tomahawks were basically knives on a haft, though with a little glam, as with this contemporary piece by Ken Hamilton. These diagrams show some of the early examples of halberds and spontoons which saw use in Colonial America in the wars of the 18th century: These activities would have been observed by the natives, who understood its importance as being both a weapon and a symbol of authority, respect and power. Many scholars believe that these pole arms saw widespread use in early America military activities. Pole arms were involved in both of the major military conflicts of 18th century America Which in turn also likely spurred the creation and trade of tomahawks crafted specifically to appear like small halberd type pole arms. The natives observed this, and probably traded for them, and used them for fancy tomahawks. Pole arms were basically fancy spears, many times used to equate status, rather than for actual combat – especially by the 18th century in British Colonial America. ![]() Early europeans arriving in the new world commonly carried pole-arms with them, which were relics-themselves from European battlefields and the old manners of waging war. “Spontoon” style pipe tomahawks are perhaps the earliest style of pipe tomahawk, which itself is a truly North American invention arising from the clash of cultures and power converging in 18th century colonial America. ![]()
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