Description

3D model of the french trade axe XVIIc

About the prototype:

  The 17th century French trade axe, formerly known as the Dakota tomahawk, was made by the French for trade with the indigenous peoples of North America beginning in the 1500s. Initially, such axes were used by sailors and port workers in the merchant fishing fleet of the Bay of Biscay and were called "Biscay axes". Later, when the French established a fur trade with North America, these axes began to be traded with the Indians. Trading axes were exchanged for goods made by native North American Indians. The Indians used axes as a tool for hunting, in everyday life, in religious ceremonies, as well as hand and throwing melee weapons. Trading axes became very popular among the Indians and got their name - "tomahawk", which comes from the word "tamahak" of the Lenape tribe, which means "cutting tool". The French trade axe has a characteristic "Biscay" shape - a wide sharp blade, a straight upper and curved lower line of the wedge-shaped blade, and an oval eye with a conical narrowing where a rough polished handle made of hickory is inserted. The axe was intended for throwing and cutting. This ax is a museum piece.

The trade axe is made of iron and hickory wood.
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Dimensions, mm:

Width - 130
Thickness - 26
Lenght - 480