French trade axes
(hache and casse-tette)
circa 1700
Image from: Rock Island: Historical Indian Archaeology in the Northern Lake Michigan Basin (MCJA special paper): Ronald J. Mason, 1988.
My hache and casse-tette that I shaped to resemble more closely the look of those found at the Rock Island site.
French folding knifes - Couteaux siamois
Common pocket knife for habitants.
This image is from: Fort Michilimackinac, 1715-1781: An Archaeological Perspective on the Revolutionary Frontier. Lyle Stone, Anthropological Series, Vol. 2. Michigan State University, East Lansing,