Pipe tomahawk3/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Virtually every settler, mountain man and long hunter carried a flintlock rifle, a tomahawk and a long knife. Tomahawks were survival tools along the American frontier for almost 200 years. This is a story like that.īut first, there’s a bit of background on tomahawks. However, such is life and inexplicably, things can manifest your wants or needs while also providing great pleasure. But all those would have to be handmade by a fine craftsman and that was way out of my budget. I always wanted a custom flintlock hunting rifle, and the tomahawk and knife that went it. Fischer, of Elk City, Idaho.īut there’s a difference between wants and needs, and in some areas of my life, these two areas are not well defined. The knife was hand made out of a sawmill blade by C.T. My custom pipe tomahawk was made to my specifications by the late Jim Grenfell. Today, nobody really needs a custom flintlock long rifle, with matching pipe tomahawk and handmade knife to harvest a few squirrels every now and then. ![]() I love to tell this story around a roaring campfire with good friends, but I’ll also share it through my blog as well.Ī couple hundred years ago, these tools of the trade would have been required for any frontiersman to survive a typical week. A few readers asked about the pipe tomahawk I carry with it that was pictured with the article. My friend, Charles Crowther, handcrafted my flintlock rifle, which I named ‘Annabelle’, and that story was published in “ The Backwoodsman” magazine a few months back. When are you going to tell us about that pipe tomahawk that goes with it?” So, here it is, folks – a good tale about a man who loved to make a well crafted tool and weapon, and gracious enough to give it away. One of my readers wrote, “Loved the story about the flintlock rifle. ![]()
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