and this is a KILLER

[lostlake88]

Found in Ross Co. Ohio, it is probably a former trophy axe made into a trphy maul. bet this would put a nice quarter sized hole on the cranium. lol

 

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[Ohio_Doug]

Thats a nicely worked piece, did you find that yourself? I work in Chillicothe and do a little hunting there along the river.

 

[Adena_man]

Lostlake, you definitetly have some awesome artifacts! Thanks for posting pics!

 

[bean man]

Wow! Could that be a ridged warclub head?

 

[creekhunter]

Awesome!

 

[Hugh Mongus]

Great piece!

 

[Cannonman17]

What an odd and fantastic piece-

 

[steve71]

awesome find,halo 360 i play on line when at home

 

[Hugh Mongus]

Great find. I believe it could have well been the head to a war club, perhaps passed down for generations. I make that speculation because I have seen many authentic Indian clubs of of the post-contact timeframe, and even the wooden ball clubs sometimes featured a 1/2-1" protrusion, because that was a very quick killing design, since a hole was literally punched through an enemy's skull by the club, as if hit by a hammer. Bashing was not enough in warfare where brute strength was the basis. Of course you know the popularity of the tomahawk as a steel tool with Indian design requirements, with the hammer or pipe poll opposite the blade.