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I know there is the Banchero, but do any of the old hands know if HI has ever produced an American style tomahawk? A functional HI pipe tomahawk... now that would be one damn fine piece of hardware.
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Has there ever been a tomahawk?
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Only the Bancharo that I know of. Someone more knowledgeable than I am will probably correct me if I'm wrong.
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I wonder if the Kamis could do it.
If the Bancharo is any indication, I'm sure they could.
But in order for them to do so there has to be enough interest in the end product to make it a worthwhile and profitable endeavor.
I agree, there's a lot of tomahawk makers, factory and handmade, and many of them are quality, and even some $20-50 ones are pretty decent. It's one of those areas where it might not be in the kamis best interest to make 'em, but we'd drool more if they did.
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I don't know, I think I would probably want a traditionally built American tomahawk if I was interested in one at all. The Kami of HI would probably be able to build a proper tomahawk, but I don't think they would get it done without a lot of experimentation and testing.
Remember that an all purpose tomahawk should be balanced for use as a throwing axe.
In my opinion though, a tomahawk offers little advantage over a kukiri other than as a heavy throwing axe. It is our military's 200 year old traditional melee weapon more out of convenience than usefulness.
Remember that an all purpose tomahawk should be balanced for use as a throwing axe.
In my opinion though, a tomahawk offers little advantage over a kukiri other than as a heavy throwing axe. It is our military's 200 year old traditional melee weapon more out of convenience than usefulness.
I gotta feeling that if they made a tomahawk... it would be HUGE! Their knives are so big compared to most others that their first inclination might be to make a tomahawk-shaped axe. Someone would have to send them a template....
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That's kind of what I was going to say:
The kamis could make that pattern easily, just realize that it'd have a 4 pound head!
The kamis could make that pattern easily, just realize that it'd have a 4 pound head!
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A true period tomahawk made with french or american trade style head would have carbon steel forge welded onto something softer, which is not something the kami usually do. They could probably make a mighty fine interpretation but like the katana, it would only ever be a functional interpretation, not a faithful historically accurate example.