Traditional Muzzleloading Association

Craftsmanship => Hawks and Knives => Topic started by: Ohio Joe on February 06, 2022, 08:15:22 PM

Title: The Tomahawk
Post by: Ohio Joe on February 06, 2022, 08:15:22 PM

If you have about a full hour, this video is (IMHO) worth a watch - being about historic accounts of the use of the, Tomahawk...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or0AoV1NQt8

Here is Part Two;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eKLGnQnrH0

Title: Re: The Tomahawk
Post by: Ironhand on February 07, 2022, 01:32:15 AM

I've seen these. They are very good. He really likes tomahawks.

IronHand

Title: Re: The Tomahawk
Post by: Ohio Joe on February 07, 2022, 07:45:00 AM

With his video's and research being taken from "recorded" historical and everyday events - the use of the tomahawk as a throwing weapon is no longer (IMHO) - speculation...

Title: Re: The Tomahawk
Post by: Nessmuk on February 10, 2022, 08:45:56 PM

Well, I watched both episodes and I question the validity of some of his conclusions. Remembering that his sources are newspapers in areas far from London and farther from the Americas, newspapers often reprinted stories from other newspapers which were in turn reprinted from others. Remember the children's game "Telephone"? Embellishment in newspapers of that time period was a high art.
His stories about hand to hand combat with tomahawks, I find preeminently believable. Throwing Tomahawks at troops charging with Bayonets? 50 yard throws with deadly accuracy? C'mon Mate, Pull the other one.

But then I'm just an amateur historian, too.

Title: Re: The Tomahawk
Post by: PetahW on February 17, 2022, 09:55:17 PM

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Some folks are legends in their own minds...……………..  :bigsmile: