The head has a tear drop shaped eye, deep bowl, chevron design, and a "B[bird]F" maker's mark, sun, man in the moon and cluster of seven stars on the left side of the 5 by 3 1/4 inch blade. To have the fourth stamp and/or mark on the blade is more rare. Many or most of this style just have the sun, moon, and stars. There are very few with sun, moon, stars, and bird. The shaft is painted red. Several other tomahawk heads of this design are known (see for example "Indian Tomahawks and Frontiersmen Belt Axes" by Hartzler and Knowles on page 152). They have been generally identified as British made and traded/gifted to Great Lakes and Eastern Woodland tribes in the early 19th century to War of 1812 period.

Fine with brown patina, mild pitting, mostly distinct markings, some chips at the edge of the blade, and moderate wear and a long hairline crack on the otherwise very fine original shaft which retains 70% of the original red paint.