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These superb tomahawks are precision drop forged from medium carbon 5150 steel. Drop forging is, without doubt, the best method of manufacture for any impact weapon, particularly one with a cutting edge. During the forging process a metal ingot is heated almost white hot and then formed into shape in a series of progressive dies. The large steel dies are fixed to enormous compressed air hammers. Each die hammers the hot metal into a gradually more finished shape. The steel is kneaded and compressed into a completely homogenous mass making the grain structure uniform and minimizing gas pockets or other imperfections that can ruin the construction of a hand forged hawk. This is why most good axes, hatchets, and hammers are drop forged. These hawks are differentially heat treated. This means that the cutting edge and hammer face is fully hardened, while the balance is left relatively soft to absorb the shock of striking blows. After the club-the axe is man's second oldest weapon. It was used throughout antiquity from Egypt through the Fall of Rome. The Vikings found it practical and it remained in use through the Renaissance. Even the invention of gun powder didn't stifle the axe and it continued to be employed as a naval boarding weapon right up to World War I. Since we wanted our Battle Axe to be easily wielded with two hands, we have kept its weight down and borrowed the 30" hickory handle and steel langets that appear on our War Hammer. With these items properly installed and the edge honed to razor sharpness, our Battle Axe will rival the finest weapons of old.
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This product qualifies for quantity discount pricing.
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