The Urban Battle Ax...
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Okiecruffler
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I can't help but think that the sight of someone advancing with an axe in hand would have much the same effect on someone's attitude that the sight of SXS shotgun would have. We've been conditioned by movies to fear the axe.
rantingredneck
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I have two Cold Steel Frontier Hawks (see Creature's Pic on page 1, far left).
I also have a Gerber Backpaxe that is RAZOR sharp.
I also have a Gerber Backpaxe that is RAZOR sharp.
Voodoochile
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My Hawk from FL-Flinter.
It has a very workable head as I've used it to chop some branches back around my back yard.
It has a very workable head as I've used it to chop some branches back around my back yard.
JohnMcD348
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I do personally know someone who has at least 1 confirmed kill with the good ole U.S. MilSpec Trifold.
Used during combat conditions when unable to get the free hand to his weapon.
Used during combat conditions when unable to get the free hand to his weapon.
p35
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I have a couple of those double-bitted axes- here in former logging country they're common at garage sales and second hand stores. I've noticed that some just "fit" better than others- I like using the slightly shorter one a lot more than the long one. Lots of people assume that they're weapons- I keep one in the RV for firewood at camp and get some odd questions about why I have such a thing.
TimboKhan
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I can dig that. I have a cheapo CS Kukhri that I keep by my bed. Mostly it's used as a back scratcher, but I have on occasion taken it out and whacked small branches and whatnot with it. I actually bought it as a tool for my truck and it just has never managed to find it's way there. I guess it's more valuable to me as a backscratcher. lol. I would also add that there is no finer instrument for dividing up a watermelon, and it proved to be pretty darn effective on coconuts as well.
If your unfamiliar with the design, the basic advantage of the Kukhri lies in the weight-forward design of the blade. Someone smarter than me can describe the physics of why this works, but essentially the design allows for greater speed than a regular machete and thus a more effective transfer of energy from blade to target.
The Kukhri (or Kukri, I guess) is most commonly associated with the legendary Gurkha fighters of Nepal, although the design is neither attributable nor solely related to them. Though the Kukhri is an excellent field tool, it also makes a damn good weapon.
Still, I want a good tomahawk someday.
I think there is something too that. If someone advanced on me with a tomahawk or a kukhri, I would beat feet pretty quickly. Thinking about it, I would probably be more intimidated by either of those than a katana or something similar. Not that I have a preference about getting whacked by any of them, but I suspect that the Axe or the Kukhri would inspire more immediate fear in me.
Not as much as a tree-bucket though.
p35
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I have a couple of those double-bitted axes- here in former logging country they're common at garage sales and second hand stores. I've noticed that some just "fit" better than others- I like using the slightly shorter one a lot more than the long one. Lots of people assume that they're weapons- I keep one in the RV for firewood at camp and get some odd questions about why I have such a thing.
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I have an RMJ forge Eagle Talon Tomahawk. I carry it hear in Afghanistan. I'll post pics in a bit. It took a little work to get in mounted in an accessible position but it turned out pretty good. Best battle axe made IMHO.
leadcounsel
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Estwing makes a very versatile ax/hammer for around $30. I have one for camping. Great multipurpose tool for hammering tent stakes and cutting wood and defense.
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Here's the pics I promised:
wheelgunslinger
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That's a really interesting mount point.
Nice.
Nice.
DAVIDSDIVAD
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That is really neat.
Do you put your packs on top of it, and keep the handle portruding?
Do you put your packs on top of it, and keep the handle portruding?
Wolfman_556
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I'm not urban, so here are my rural battle axes:
Reverend73
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The talon has and 18" handle as well and I think from the tip of the spike to the axe blade is also 6"
I haven't worn a pack with it yet. I'm not infantry, I'm navy
I'll have to try it with my assault pack though, usually all that crap stays in the MRAP or Humvee.
I haven't worn a pack with it yet. I'm not infantry, I'm navy
I'll have to try it with my assault pack though, usually all that crap stays in the MRAP or Humvee.i keep an old hatchet i picked up at a rummage sale for 50cents in my truck... it was dull and rusty when i bought it but it sharpened up nicely
i don't think of it as an urban battle axe but should a situation pop up where i need to go viking on someone it would do the job
i don't think of it as an urban battle axe but should a situation pop up where i need to go viking on someone it would do the job
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Garden Hoe
I gotta garden hoe.
I "learnt" the fine art of "hoe-down" from grandma, and other mentors and elders.
I used to have various axes, hatches, and the like, but life is life and stuff happens.
Still, one Friday night, with a full moon, 3 youths were drunk/stoned, and trespassed onto property where a family BBQ was in progress. Just drove through a closed fence, and exited with inexpensive K Mart machetes.
Sobriety happens fast when good stiff hickory handle meets behind the knees, and the touch of a sharp garden hoe to ear draws blood.
Blood is interesting in the light of a full moon.
Youths don't like seeing their own blood...
Law shows up, and two of us just standing there with a garden hoe, others sorta grinning, with the youths lassoed and tied to fence posts.
"You coulda shot 'em" Deputy said.
"Nah, we just touched up garden hoes and shovels today, and needed to see if sharpened well enough".
I like a bit of reach with a stick, and a stick with a sharp hoe blade is pretty darn useful.
Just a garden hoe, honest!
I gotta garden hoe.
I "learnt" the fine art of "hoe-down" from grandma, and other mentors and elders.
I used to have various axes, hatches, and the like, but life is life and stuff happens.
Still, one Friday night, with a full moon, 3 youths were drunk/stoned, and trespassed onto property where a family BBQ was in progress. Just drove through a closed fence, and exited with inexpensive K Mart machetes.
Sobriety happens fast when good stiff hickory handle meets behind the knees, and the touch of a sharp garden hoe to ear draws blood.
Blood is interesting in the light of a full moon.
Youths don't like seeing their own blood...
Law shows up, and two of us just standing there with a garden hoe, others sorta grinning, with the youths lassoed and tied to fence posts.
"You coulda shot 'em" Deputy said.
"Nah, we just touched up garden hoes and shovels today, and needed to see if sharpened well enough".
I like a bit of reach with a stick, and a stick with a sharp hoe blade is pretty darn useful.
Just a garden hoe, honest!
Piedmont Plinker
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Garden hoe- you know, I might actually prefer this to an ax.
I also like reach, but more importantly, hoes are more balanced. I prefer balanced things, more useful for both offense and defense, and more accurate.
Also, a longer, handle, enable someone to both hit with a blade, and handle, quaterstaff style.
The primary weapon of the Maldhari of India is a type of hoe/axe, called a kuwadi (or kudwadi, my memory might not be quite right). They use it for many things, including fending off lions in the Gir wildlife preserve. (look it up, there are lions there)
I also like reach, but more importantly, hoes are more balanced. I prefer balanced things, more useful for both offense and defense, and more accurate.
Also, a longer, handle, enable someone to both hit with a blade, and handle, quaterstaff style.
The primary weapon of the Maldhari of India is a type of hoe/axe, called a kuwadi (or kudwadi, my memory might not be quite right). They use it for many things, including fending off lions in the Gir wildlife preserve. (look it up, there are lions there)
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