How old could this be???

artzstuff1 · Oct 2, 2009

Maybe nwctrader can help on this pipehawk??,,, what do you think??

Any links or pictures would be nice!!

thanks

arthur

nwctrader · Oct 4, 2009

Hello there,

Looks to me to be early 19th C., possibly War of 1812 timeline. Nice one. :icon_thumleft:

The overall forging is a little on the crude side so that likely indicate a blacksmith on the frontier was the maker who didn't have all the tools/supplies (or time) available as a London blacksmithing factory might have. It is the component parts taken as a whole that help date it. The size of it, tear drop eye, slightly tapered bowl, non-elongated neck, notch on the bottom, etc. all indicate after the late 1700's but before mid-1800's. I can't make out if it has a steeled edge or not. Usually the country of origin is not clear in most examples unless there is some markings or known maker's name that clue us in. These were made in the Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, France & all over North America.

Hope that helps,
Mark

artzstuff1 · Oct 5, 2009

nwctrader said:
Hello there,

Looks to me to be early 19th C., possibly War of 1812 timeline. Nice one. The overall forging is a little on the crude side so that likely indicate a blacksmith on the frontier was the maker who didn't have all the tools/supplies (or time) available as a London blacksmithing factory might have. It is the component parts taken as a whole that help date it. The size of it, tear drop eye, slightly tapered bowl, non-elongated neck, notch on the bottom, etc. all indicate after the late 1700's but before mid-1800's. I can't make out if it has a steeled edge or not. Usually the country of origin is not clear in most examples unless there is some markings or known maker's name that clue us in. These were made in the Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, France & all over North America.

Hope that helps,
Mark