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A Pole Axe is a fearsome thing!
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Well, it's very well made, but it's a weapon not a chopper. It weighs less than 3lbs IIRC and it amazingly fast for a big axe.
It came very sharp and I'm sure it would cut light targets, but I'm not sure what you mean by chopping tests. I wouldn't try to chop a tree down or anything for example. I'd place it in the same category as a well made sword that replicates an original sword designed to soft targets not trees.
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I bought the CS pole axe as BEFORE it was discounted. I paid $89.00 if I remember correctly. 
I have been wanting the CS halbard. Did Cold Steel discontinue it? I've wanted a nice halbard since I saw one at Museum Replicas (It was a Del Tin model, much nicer than the CS model) and when I went back to purchase it, they had quit carrying it. I've been kicking myself in the butt ever since. If someone mods their pole axe please post some pics of your work. I want to mod mine as well.
I have been wanting the CS halbard. Did Cold Steel discontinue it? I've wanted a nice halbard since I saw one at Museum Replicas (It was a Del Tin model, much nicer than the CS model) and when I went back to purchase it, they had quit carrying it. I've been kicking myself in the butt ever since. If someone mods their pole axe please post some pics of your work. I want to mod mine as well.- Joined
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do you have a link to the site?
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http://www.thearma.org/essays.htm Also try the Research & Reading link at the top.
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I just got the Cold steel War Hammer.
For 35.00 bucks it's pretty cool.
I wouldn't chose it over a sword as a weapon but it's a good half houligan tool half weapon.
For 35.00 bucks it's pretty cool.
I wouldn't chose it over a sword as a weapon but it's a good half houligan tool half weapon.
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I got one of the Cold Steel Pole-Axes recently for the heck of it. The thing is a bit unwieldy, but fun as hell to use to demolish pallets, scrap boards, and other such miscellany.
The good is that, well, it is a certainly sturdy thing, especially considering it costs about as much as an ax from a hardware store and is made in Taiwan. The head is drop forged 1050, and can take abuse rather well. The axe end came with a serviceable utility edge, and the war-hammer end is cleanly shaped. The ash pole is surprisingly decent, not perfectly shaped, but straight and sturdy. The pole comes without finish, and is ready to stain or such out of the box.
Of course, there are drawbacks to the thing. While the head and shaft are rather strong, the screws holding the langets to the shaft are perhaps a bit short, because they have become loose after a few accidental impacts with scrap wood. And frankly, I am not that experienced with pole-arms and such, but even I can find it a bit lacking in handling.
Also, it is obviously is a tool of modern construction, aesthetically speaking. With the black coated, drop forged head attached to the shaft with screws, it looks rather like it came from some bizarre alternate universe Home Depot that sells pole-arms. In other words, it is ugly, and not what one might want as a historically accurate repro.
So, to sum up: you do get what you pay for here. It is certainly not top of the line, but you could easily get $30 worth of entertainment using it to smash and chop up bits of wood and assorted junk. It takes gross abuse, and looks rather ugly doing it.
The good is that, well, it is a certainly sturdy thing, especially considering it costs about as much as an ax from a hardware store and is made in Taiwan. The head is drop forged 1050, and can take abuse rather well. The axe end came with a serviceable utility edge, and the war-hammer end is cleanly shaped. The ash pole is surprisingly decent, not perfectly shaped, but straight and sturdy. The pole comes without finish, and is ready to stain or such out of the box.
Of course, there are drawbacks to the thing. While the head and shaft are rather strong, the screws holding the langets to the shaft are perhaps a bit short, because they have become loose after a few accidental impacts with scrap wood. And frankly, I am not that experienced with pole-arms and such, but even I can find it a bit lacking in handling.
Also, it is obviously is a tool of modern construction, aesthetically speaking. With the black coated, drop forged head attached to the shaft with screws, it looks rather like it came from some bizarre alternate universe Home Depot that sells pole-arms. In other words, it is ugly, and not what one might want as a historically accurate repro.
So, to sum up: you do get what you pay for here. It is certainly not top of the line, but you could easily get $30 worth of entertainment using it to smash and chop up bits of wood and assorted junk. It takes gross abuse, and looks rather ugly doing it.
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I bought the CS pole axe as BEFORE it was discounted. I paid $89.00 if I remember correctly.
It was posted on the forum that they did indeed close them out for 39 dollars. I asked Cold Steel when I placed my order for the Pole Axe and they were all long gone much to my chagrin :grumpy: