OT kinda....Tomahawk in military...

I find that there is something really intriguing about tomahawks. Seems like they conjure up images of a long-passed era when the pioneering spirit was truly alive.

Or maybe I've spent too many hours watching Last of the Mohicans... :D

Only the restrictive customs policies in my country have kept me from trying to find out for myself just what it feels like to hold one. Especially those being made by Bruce Evans. Check out some of his work in the link below (If you can tear your eyes away from Donna long enough)

http://www.homestead.com/beknivessite2/album10.html

Andrew Lim
 
What are all those stupid metal objects cluttering up the site, blocking the view?
 
That isn't the type of clothing recommended for tomahawkery is it?
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Bruise youve just given me my new traumatizing mental picture of the month. Something to replace the elderly aunt in swimsuit image that has haunted my nightmares of late. Bruise dressed in (shudder) skimpy female clothing:( :barf: :eek: :D
 
I like hawks a lot for light chopping, skinning, and throwing, but I'd rather have a Khuk for fighting, clearing vegetation, etc. I have a few hawks by Two Hawks that I especially like ( www.2hawks.net ). I got a Next Generation Ranger hawk in a trade because the retail price was too rough. Very nicely machined 0-1 head and the synthetic handle looks and feels indestructible. Unfortunately, I have not yet had a chance to test it.
 
Never used a real hawk. Used an old Atlanta Cutlery one for throwing and some other work a little (15 years or so) bit ago. It just wouldn’t have stood up to field use.

I did take a roofing hammer to the field for a while. First changed the edge, and did a barracks strip of the chrome. Worked well in conjunction with small Ruana bowie and a SAK. I then modified it by drilling, tapping then inserting a grade eight bolt into the hammer face then sharpening the bolt head. Used that side to begin splitting metal banding, prying rocks out of fighting holes, etc. Worked better than an e-tool for general digging, used the e-tool for removal of the loose soil.

Like a good Khukri a valuable tool for the field. Just can’t take them all!

S/F, Mike
 
Munk wasn't it P.O. Ackley who said that "only accurate rifles were interesting?"
 
I just don't know anymore, I think I last heard it from Matunas..you're probably right.

If the weapon isn't accurate, we have no control over it. Dropping a cluster bomb may be useful, but it hardly qualifies one for hero or marksman. I guess the operational idea is 'indiscriminant'. We want to descriminate what and where and when and how we use firearms.


munk
 
The CS Viet Nam Hawk. I have one that I am thinking of giving away. The Blade is too thick, the handle is too wimpy and the first time I threw it I had to reset the handle. All of the other hawks that I have have veery substantial handles but one and it is a very light fighter. The CS product has way more steel than was ever needed for this type of weapon. I may use it as a project next winter and turn it into a useful tool.:)
 
"Only accurate rifles are interesting."

Is quote from Townsend Whelan - he got together with James V Howe of Griffin and Howe to develop a necked up case called the 400 Whelan from the 30-06 case on either a Springfield or Mauser action. In those actions it worked because the ejector held the case against the back of the bolt. They were thus called controlled round feeding action. Later push feed actions such as the post 73 Winchesters and the Remington permitted
the round to slide forward if the action were worked with vigor, and there was not enough shoulder to prevent the round from moving too far into the chamber.

As it turned out, while Whelan was of on a hunting trip, Howe came up with a version necked down to 35 that he named after Whelan and showed it to Whelan on his return. There was also a 375 Whelan which if properly formed is sufficiant to provide good headspace, both again on the 30-06 case expanded to hold larger bullets. This was all done before long actions suitable for the H&H belted cartridges came along. So here we have a man who did many things to promote shooting in American, who is credited for the quote "Only accurate rifles are interesting" ( true ) and for the development of the 35 Whelan which he did not develop and was only named ofter him. How can we be sure he had no input into the 35 Whelan? He said so in one of his published works.
 
That's Whelen.


Imported long action mausers were expensive and beyond the funds of most people. (Rusty, was there an import ban?) I have a 35 Whelen. Could use a little more case capacity. The largest of the new small fat cases would be great.

munk
 
It's official, it takes exactly 32 posts for a topic on the HI forum to completely change subjects.:p
 
co-authored several books with Brad Angier in which they discussing woods survival and skills for "taming the wilds." There are frequent references to hatchets and axes.

Also are included designs for a "Whelen Tent"...basically a three-sided tent, frequently seen at Rendevous-type events.

(They also had an odd appetite for Moose lips. eewww.)

And thus, Skeletor...we come full circle.

(And since I'm making the the appropriate spelling correction, seems I also recall that Col. Whelen also did some extensive testing of boots, footwear, maybe shoes for the military.)
 
I forgot about that tent..he did a lot of things. He used to set out in the wilderness with only several days supply of food. He would hunt his way through the wild places; which was easier done in his time.

His name is still Whelen, though, not Whelan.


munk
 
Originally posted by Skeletor
It's official, it takes exactly 32 posts for a topic on the HI forum to completely change subjects.:p
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Is that called "hijacking a thread?" :p
 
Hey Uncle, any chance we can see a tomahawk made by some of the Kamis and offered for sale by Himalayan Imports down the road?
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