Steel Wedge Caps?

[Yankee Josh]

Protects it from what, though, I wonder?

Moisture? Rain? Who knows. Probably a gimmick but i like them!

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

That's my thought. It smacks of marketing fluff to me. But I do think there's some benefit in them simplifying wedges for the less savvy by giving a big ol' striking surface when driving 'em and the whole wedge being iron meaning it's not gonna' split on you.

 

[Miller '72]

I have half a can of aluminum wedges all shapes and sizes, another can of metal and capped but plastic...this is my first.

Came out of a stamped 3 1/2lb Woodings DB today.
The head weight is actually at 4 1/4 lbs (?)

 

[A17]

Plastic? I saw a plastic wedge in a Barco pulaski I have. Problem is, there's about 2-3 gallons of epoxy or something in and on the eye. Hmm, maybe it's just epoxy and no wedge. Either way, I wanted to rehang it but I'd have wrecked the haft before the head would have moved.

 

[muleman77]

Those plastic wedges are called for in current FSS specs. All the factory pulaskis we get have them. Some are black, some white.
Woodings Verona made a lot of government tools, wonder if that one you got was.
If so, despite the wedge they're good quality steel at least.

 

[Miller '72]

Those plastic wedges are called for in current FSS specs. All the factory pulaskis we get have them. Some are black, some white.
Woodings Verona made a lot of government tools, wonder if that one you got was.
If so, despite the wedge they're good quality steel at least.

That's great information. I had no idea Woodings had gov't contracts. The steel is always good when I come across any Woodings Verona.
This one had a remnant of a barcode sticker and the handle has minor over strike damage.
Thanks M muleman77 , good info on Woodings Verona

 

[Brian Rust]

Sorry, I know it’s not a steel cap wedge but I finally found the picture of the slasher with the 45 cutter in it. It had all three step wedges a hunk of iron and the cutter in it! Haha it was tight too!!