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EARLY AMERICAN HIGH QUALITY PRESENTATION TYPE PIPE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,600.00 USD
EARLY AMERICAN HIGH QUALITY PRESENTATION TYPE PIPE

TOMAHAWK HEAD. This excavated tomahawk head measures approx. 6" long and is missing the pipe bowl. The bowl appears to have been broken off, possibly during battle. The edge is 2 3/8" long. 1 Face has a 1" oval, solid silver inlay with a wriggle work border and features the initials, "I.J." and the date "1796". The cheeks are decorated with a tongue like shape featuring a medial ridge. CONDITION: as stated, the bowl is missing. The balance of the head has a dark, pitted, excavated patina. Silver inlay remains quite legible. (02-17789/BF). $1,000-1,600.