HAND MADE HATCHET THAT BELONGED TO A LAKOTA SIOUX HE-DOG WHO WAS AT THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN.

Unusual hatchet with hand forged blade 8-1/4″ long including shank. Blade is 1/4″ thick x 1″ wide at the handle with the 6-1/4″ blade below the handle and flares to 2-3/4″ at the bottom. Blade shows heavy use and has five 3/16″ holes toward the bottom. Blade is mounted in a very old, bug eaten handle that is 15″ long and flares to a knob on the front end that is about 2-1/4″ at the widest point. Consignor is a retired bridge and highway construction company owner from South Dakota who employed many local Native Americans over the years and became extremely friendly with them. One of these Indians, a Lakota Sioux named Black-Elk, related the story about He-Dog’s hatchet. He-Dog participated in the battle and used this hatchet toward the end of the fight to kill soldiers. The holes in the blade are the “life mark” of He-Dog and are in a pattern he used on his war garments and represents the five major battles he fought in: The Fetterman Fight, December 21, 1866; Yellowstone, August 4, 1873; Rosebud, June 17, 1876; Greasy Grass (Little Big Horn), June 25, 1876 and Wolf Mountain, January 8, 1877. He-Dog was a recognized warrior at the Little Big Horn at age 36. After he surrendered at Fort Keough he was assigned to the Standing Rock Agency with Sitting Bull and later transferred to the Pine Ridge Agency where he lived out his life an died in 1936 at age 96. Benjamin Black-Elk told consignor that He-Dog was an old man when he knew him but still had a clear mind up until his death. Accompanied by a large photograph 16-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ which depicts five Indian Chiefs, their wives, a child and another Indian woman, all in full-dress regalia in front of the Union Pacific Railway station in Mandan, ND. PROVENANCE: Wendell Grangaard Collection. CONDITION: Poor to fair. Blade is dark and rusty with damaged cutting edge; handle is very old and dry with severe bug damage and a fine hand worn patina. 4-49346 JR532 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2260

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2260	$2,300.00	HAND MADE HATCHET THAT BELONGED TO A LAKOTA SIOUX HE-DOG WHO WAS AT THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN. Unusual hatchet with hand forged blade 8-1/4″ long including shank. Blade is 1/4″ thick x 1″ wide at the handle with the 6-1/4″ blade below the handle and flares to 2-3/4″ at the bottom. Blade shows heavy use and has five 3/16″ holes toward the bottom. Blade is mounted in a very old, bug eaten handle that is 15″ long and flares to a knob on the front end that is about 2-1/4″ at the widest point. Consignor is a retired bridge and highway construction company owner from South Dakota who employed many local Native Americans over the years and became extremely friendly with them. One of these Indians, a Lakota Sioux named Black-Elk, related the story about He-Dog’s hatchet. He-Dog participated in the battle and used this hatchet toward the end of the fight to kill soldiers. The holes in the blade are the “life mark” of He-Dog and are in a pattern he used on his war garments and represents the five major battles he fought in: The Fetterman Fight, December 21, 1866; Yellowstone, August 4, 1873; Rosebud, June 17, 1876; Greasy Grass (Little Big Horn), June 25, 1876 and Wolf Mountain, January 8, 1877. He-Dog was a recognized warrior at the Little Big Horn at age 36. After he surrendered at Fort Keough he was assigned to the Standing Rock Agency with Sitting Bull and later transferred to the Pine Ridge Agency where he lived out his life an died in 1936 at age 96. Benjamin Black-Elk told consignor that He-Dog was an old man when he knew him but still had a clear mind up until his death. Accompanied by a large photograph 16-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ which depicts five Indian Chiefs, their wives, a child and another Indian woman, all in full-dress regalia in front of the Union Pacific Railway station in Mandan, ND. PROVENANCE: Wendell Grangaard Collection. CONDITION: Poor to fair. Blade is dark and rusty with damaged cutting edge; handle is very old and dry with severe bug damage and a fine hand worn patina. 4-49346 JR532 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2260 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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HAND MADE HATCHET THAT BELONGED TO A LAKOTA SIOUX HE-DOG WHO WAS AT THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN.