Stiletto Axes?

dan97526 · Jan 17, 2008

I ran across a double-bit Stiletto brand axe today. It was even smaller than a cruiser's, maybe two pounds if that. It was pretty well used, ground down to the point of being asymmetric and the handle was toast. Still it was marked $70.

It seemed like an awfully handy little axe, but that's pretty costly. I can't seem to find any information about them other than they were made by True Temper/Kelly. Anyone know anything additional about Stiletto and why they command such a price?

Thanks,

Dan

thechuck · Jan 18, 2008

but really, they don't.

Stilettos are not SUPER common, but they are out there. There are at least two on ebay right now - a larger double bit and a hatchet with a hammer poll. I have handled a few stilettos, and haven't found them to be superior to other Kelly lines of similar vintage.

The ones I have seen have tended to be smaller and in long-for-width patterns.

Especially in the condition you describe, I wouldn't pay what is being asked for that axe.

Lycosa · Jan 18, 2008

Are these the Stiletto Tools made from titanium? If so, that would explain the high price. Their tools are excellent.

CitizenQ · Jan 18, 2008

Interesting. Got any pictures of it?

dan97526 · Jan 20, 2008

I'll take a phone pic of it next time I'm in the trading post. I'll put it up here for the once-over. I don't think I'll buy it at $70. I just paid way too much for both a Wards cruiser's and a Sager Puget Sound falling ax. My checking account is licking its wounds as we speak.

I read up on Stiletto tools on their website, but I doubt that this is a titanium axe. I wouldn't necessarily know titanium if I got a hold of it, but this axe looked fairly old.

mitchshrader · Jan 27, 2008

anybody bragging about buying a sager probably IS licking their wounded bankbook. i have been hunting one that was too cheap for 5 years..:grumpy:

PanioloPete · Sep 28, 2023

Lycosa said:
Are these the Stiletto Tools made from titanium? If so, that would explain the high price. Their tools are excellent.

The one I recently found in an “antique store” is steel, not titanium, that’s for sure.

tltt · Sep 29, 2023

As mentioned, I've always found that Baker, Hamilton, and Pacific / Stiletto stuff is hard to find. And it being connected to what was a major Westcoast early hardware wholesaler tended to help it have a little better collectability. It's always been a bit expensive.