Well, might as well dive right in here, too!
Here's my Revolutionary War rifleman's pole-hawk, (polled tomahawk).
Started with an old Germantown roofer's hatchet I found by the side of the road. After researching them, I found that they are more than plentiful, and sell on ebay, (where I got the 1st pic), for around $10. If it were rare, I wouldn't have modified it, but at the time I read an article that said they made millions of them, and still do! I didn't grind off the Germantown so it won't be mistaken for anything more than what it is.
So, out came the torch and grinder! Red lines show where I torched it, then dressed it up with the grinder. It took forever to get the hexagonal throat and hammer head where I wanted it, (hand forged look, not perfect). The 3 notches were an afterthought.
Then I used Birchwood Casey plumb brown on it to get that old, rusty-oily look. Then, I used a sponge sanding block to knock the plumb brown back to steel on the edges for contrast and to highlight the features.
A simple, well-distressed Hickory long handle puts it more in the tomahawk range instead of the short, stubby hatchet it once was. Stained it and waxed it. (I like wax on hatchet and axe hafts because it's stickier!)
It sees regular service as a small camp axe.