TOMAHAWK

 A Simple weapon but with History

Tomahawks were  tools used by Native Americans and the invaders European and often employed as a hand-to-hand or a thrown weapon also used as a trade-item with other Native Americans for food and provisions
were initially forged stones and bones but with the arrival of Europeans turned into metal this weapon also has the function of pipe in one hand has the pipe and on the other the head of the axe this symbolizes "Peace and War"
the Tomahawk word is from Powhatan "Tomahaac" derived from Proto-Algonquian language from This language is derived from other tribes throughout northern and eastern North America
The versatility of this weapon lasted for a long time even in the war of vietman which used a more modern version, but with the same models  

In this picture we can see the tomahawk in hands of Mel Gibson in his movie "The Patriot" The peculiarity is that the movie is based on the independence of the United States of America from British Empire and also we can see slavery and the slaughter caused by foreigners to Native Americans

A North American native using the pipe tomahawk