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5160, natural micarta. 13" OAL. differential hardened, distal tapered haft.
these are one of my favorites to make.
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5160 Varangian tactical
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5160, natural micarta. 13" OAL. differential hardened, distal tapered haft.
these are one of my favorites to make.
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How thick is this?
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Just shy of 3/8" at the thickest, distal tapered to 3/16" or so at the butt.
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Cool lookin man.
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Twentysomething ounces- don't have an appropriate scale handy. I can do them with trailing mass (see the Igorot style axes i put up with this one), but these feel pretty good as they are- about like a similarly weighted bolo or pinuti.