Berghause Sweden head?

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Got this old axe for free a couple months back, finally took it for a test drive. The head is stamped "Berghause Sweden" which I'm not familiar with. The bit seems to be convex crosswise, as in paralell to the cutting edge, which is another new one for me. The convexed shape gives it more of a chunky splitter look, but my field testing proved it to be a brilliant felling/ bucking tool as well.

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yes, two of them are french made goldenberg, and an anonymous german made, all 3 have flat cheeks
 
yes, two of them are french made goldenberg, and an anonymous german made, all 3 have flat cheeks

I'm currently in the market for a better camping axe, and trying to decide between the HB Montreal and the Hultafors Felling axe. Both in the 28", 2.5lb range. I'd be interested in your thoughts? For me camping duty usually means harvesting small dead poplar and spruce, but on road trips can sometimes mean splitting up the bigger rounds supplied at campsites as well.

I'm pretty well set up for larger axes, but my camping axes are a Fiskars X15 that I find too short, and a recent model Collins from Home Hardware that I got for my kids to use. Given the amount of small firewood logs that I buck up some summers, a quality camping axe seems like a solid investment.
 
it seems my links are not working
google owen jarvis or ben scott their youtube channels are fine .
owen shot 2 videos about HB Montreal the short way and ben did one longer one ...
 
it seems my links are not working
google owen jarvis or ben scott their youtube channels are fine .
owen shot 2 videos about HB Montreal the short way and ben did one longer one ...
Thanks for that, I've seen the top one but neither of the bottom two. I just hung a 2lb Rhineland pattern head (an Adler I think?) on a 26" handle, and I'm actually quite liking that handle length for bucking up small stuff on the ground. It seems like I can get a little more over top of the log with the slightly shorter handle. I'll have to do a little more A/B-ing with the Collins before I decide.
 
In that top video start at 10:50 and look at the sticking problems he's having with the thin-bitted Rinaldi.

I dont recall in that video, him actually using the Montreal axe, it just shows it as an alternative, but IIRC he only actually uses a felling axe.

Because I'll be using it almost exclusively for dead wood it seems like the shorter cutting edge on the felling axe might penetrate better. The Montreal has a far more curved edge and is only 1/4" longer though, so it seems like any difference would be minimal. Sort of leaning towards the Montreal, just because they are apparently difficult to find in much of the world, so I should just take advantage of the fact that they are widely availible in Canada.
 
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