Boarding weapons from the Trafalgar era

M ELEY · 5th June 2025, 11:16 AM

I can never get over how boarding axes, particularly the British pattern, so closely resembles the spike trade axes (i.e. tomahawks) that were being made for the Native Americans at around the same time period. I know we're talked about this before and even Gilkerson supported the theory that they definitely are 'related'. Yours is an amazing example and I do hope to add one to my own collection someday!

5th June 2025, 11:16 AM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,156	I can never get over how boarding axes, particularly the British pattern, so closely resembles the spike trade axes (i.e. tomahawks) that were being made for the Native Americans at around the same time period. I know we're talked about this before and even Gilkerson supported the theory that they definitely are 'related'. Yours is an amazing example and I do hope to add one to my own collection someday!