A new record for any tomahawk sold at auction was set at $664,900 for the Butler tomahawk at Morphy Auctions’ May 27 Founders & Patriots sale. The example was made by future-General Richard Butler when he was an armorer at Fort Pitt from 1765 to 1770. He made it for Lieutenant John McClellan. Both of their names are inscribed on the tomahawk, which is a rare occurrence. Sale specialist David Geiger knows of no other works signed by Richard Butler, even though he certainly produced a sizable amount during his career. Geiger called it the most attractive tomahawk in existence. It over quadrupled the previous record for any tomahawk at auction, which was set in 2006 with an example from the Guthman collection. It sold to an American collector.