"Tactical" tomahawks

BladeScout said:
Why not have a custom hawk made?
That way you can get it with the features you want/how you like it.

I had some custom made to my specs. Here below one with a 'viking-style' beard. The beard works great - it cuts like you wouldnt believe.
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You asked about using them. I use all my hawks, hatchets and axes. On this one I had a spike added, as Its nice for manipulating logs in and out of a camp fire. I have hawks with and without spikes.
In general Id advise against adding/having a spike on there though.
You dont want that thing bouncing back at you.

The Szabohawk is nice but have you checked this one out?
WarriorHawk
https://www.bladehq.com/item--Spyderco-Warrior-Hawk-13-Tomahawk--78716

There is also the Genzow HatchetHawk.
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What did that custom cost? I saw the WarriorHawk and that looks like what I'd want if I wanna part with the price tag.
 
Danke42 said:
You're no fun anymore.
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Psshhh, more like your face is no fun anymore. :mad::D

Just messing with you, man. The last campout I went on, one of the guys had one, and the main takeaway for me was how it was too light to get through the deadwood I was trying to process for the fire. I swapped back to my Estwing hatchet, and got the job done. I don't remember what model he had, I think it was one of the Cold Steel ones, with the wooden stave handle.
 
After a few years of admiring it in the store, i bought myself an Estwing hatchet, with the stacked leather handle. I can't believe how much better it is than my old no name hatchet. I find that I use it way more than I'd predicted. It's great for limbing and pruning around the yard. Mostly making large branches small, before taking them to the curb. Great tool. As for a tactical tomahawk, I think things would have to have gone TERRIBLY wrong before I NEED a tactical tomahawk. Your mileage (neighborhood) may vary. ;^)
 
Quiet said:
Psshhh, more like your face is no fun anymore. :mad::D

Just messing with you, man. The last campout I went on, one of the guys had one, and the main takeaway for me was how it was too light to get through the deadwood I was trying to process for the fire. I swapped back to my Estwing hatchet, and got the job done. I don't remember what model he had, I think it was one of the Cold Steel ones, with the wooden stave handle.
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I kinda agree with you because every time I see a szabohawk in the glass case I say pass because it's kinda unnecessary vs. my nice little regular axe. But now that it's discontinued I might have a tougher time saying no.
 
Danke42 said:
I kinda agree with you because every time I see a szabohawk in the glass case I say pass because it's kinda unnecessary vs. my nice little regular axe. But now that it's discontinued I might have a tougher time saying no.
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Well, no one would fault you there. I got that pang at BLADE after seeing a table where somebody had one of the ZT hawks. I should have picked it up, no especial reason, just because it would have been neat to have.
 
Silly Rabbit said:
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BTW this thing is bad a**
I own few "tactical Hawks" but I must say I do like this quite a bit if your ok going a little on the large side, I've been using it in house demos it can take a huge amount of abuse
Estwing riggers axe
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My Estwing rigger's axe is my favorite axe. Was a freebie I rehabbed into a 'tactical' look just for fun. The hammer head actually comes in quite handy at times - especially if I want to baton it through some wood. Just grab a big mallet and beat away till the log splits.

original 'build' thread: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/tacti-cool-estwing-makeover.1416782/

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In my research, as I am looking for a good one, there are a lot of tomahawks that are under 100$ that are on top of "everyone's" list. Such as the m48 by united cutlery ( a true shocker ), sog f01tn etc. I am still looking though.

I think in the end, they seem to be a good multi use tool, but are better at being a weapon than any one function, no so sure I will have one take up room in gear bag, but definitely fun for playing with outdoors.
 
22-rimfire said:
I have the CRKT Chogan tomahawk with the hammer head. Can't say it's tactical though. Just one of those fun things you pick up on a whim.

A local celebrity got in trouble with his hawk.... ended up getting shot. Road rage thing.....
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Interesting. Link maybe?
 
JJHollowman said:
Interesting. Link maybe?
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https://www.tennessean.com/story/ne...-rage-nickolas-bullington-tomahawk/707627002/

"Chattanooga radio host Jeff Styles shot, charged in apparent road rage incident, reports say

Chattanooga Times Free Press Published 10:47 a.m. CT June 16, 2018 | Updated 3:30 p.m. CT June 16, 2018

A Chattanooga radio show host has been arrested after he was shot in a road rage incident on Highway 153 Friday evening, according to a release from the Chattanooga Police Department.

Jeff Styles, a 26-year veteran morning host for WGOW-FM, was shot in his right arm after he approached the vehicle of Nickolas Bullington, 35, and struck the front windshield with a tomahawk style weapon, the release states.

Bullington fired a single round that struck Styles in the right arm. Bullington left the scene before calling 9-1-1, and met with police officers in a different location.

Styles was transported to a local hospital for treatment and later arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated assault and vandalism."
 
I wasn't going to provide a link or copy the article. Eventually the charges were dropped, but he lost his job and probably spent a fortune for legal defense. Think he is back on the air (talk radio host). He was very popular.

Definitely try not to be an axe-hole. I would be willing to bet he was using a RMJ hawk. We all have our moments. Stuff happens and it's probably better to pull off the road and cool off rather than chasing down another vehicle. He claimed self defense but the cops weren't buying it.
 
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stabman said:
Don't be an axe-hole, and you won't get shot. ;)
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Idiots abound.
This one tops most.
Dont force another person off the road, dont jump out yelling at him and dont claim to have a gun whilst brandishing a cell phone in low light conditions.
Now back to the regular scheduled programming.
 
If the job is too big for my 'hawk(2Hawks Warbeast) I go straight to the chainsaw(Husqvarna Rancher 20"), or .45 Commander and/or 12ga pump shotgun(with ghost ring sights, just to keep things tactical). The 'hawk sees medium use around the property, limbing and such, and handles most jobs camping without breaking a sweat. I need to get a good axe, just haven't done so yet. I don't consider the flat-stock "'hawks" to be tomahawks, but rather hatchets or glorified crash-axes, size dependent. If the handle doesn't go through the head from above, it's not a tomahawk. That said, I've had a glorified crash-axe for nearly 30 years, since before 'tactical 'hawk' was a thing. 3/8" 5160 with walnut handles. Heavy, and hard to stop once it gets moving, it'll split about anything it connects with. To be honest tho, the sharpened teeth(NOT serrations) cut into the top third of the primary edge, and the sharpened back edge, make it some kind of rippy/stabby thing that can chop, and kind of take it out of the "utility" category and drop it soundly in "weapon" territory. Really more cool than practical, it's still a well-built tool, just a little less well-rounded than a more conventional design.
 

justjed said:
If the job is too big for my 'hawk(2Hawks Warbeast) I go straight to the chainsaw(Husqvarna Rancher 20"), or .45 Commander and/or 12ga pump shotgun(with ghost ring sights, just to keep things tactical). The 'hawk sees medium use around the property, limbing and such, and handles most jobs camping without breaking a sweat. I need to get a good axe, just haven't done so yet. I don't consider the flat-stock "'hawks" to be tomahawks, but rather hatchets or glorified crash-axes, size dependent. If the handle doesn't go through the head from above, it's not a tomahawk. That said, I've had a glorified crash-axe for nearly 30 years, since before 'tactical 'hawk' was a thing. 3/8" 5160 with walnut handles. Heavy, and hard to stop once it gets moving, it'll split about anything it connects with. To be honest tho, the sharpened teeth(NOT serrations) cut into the top third of the primary edge, and the sharpened back edge, make it some kind of rippy/stabby thing that can chop, and kind of take it out of the "utility" category and drop it soundly in "weapon" territory. Really more cool than practical, it's still a well-built tool, just a little less well-rounded than a more conventional design.
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The 2Hawks are very good quality tools. A buddy has one and I had a chance to compare it against my CS hawk. The 2Hawk left the CS in the dust. Nothing against the CS hawks, as they work well for the price. You do get what you pay for.

BadtotheBugs said:
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It ended badly for hatchet wielding McGilvary aka Kai
https://www.vocativ.com/335097/kai-the-hatchet-wielding-hitchhiker/index.html
 
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I split maybe a quarter cord of oak with an estwing camp axe (long handle) a few days ago. The blue one Cray has in his picture

I had my doubts about how terrible that metal handle would be. But I gotta say for splitting it performed miraculously well (some of it was a bit punky for relatively freshly fallen oak tho, lotta rain this year). There were a couple that were just all notted up and took some doing to get through. But at that point I was way outside the things use case. Ripped up the rest mostly about 12-15" thick with a couple strikes. And it was very very nice to have a rubbery grip so I could use some basic work gloves from Ace as opposed to something a bit grippier or leather. Really swinging the thing

Lookin a lot more favorably at axes/hatches with metal handles from now on.

edit - since i didnt' say it directly Presumably you could smash it into something fleshy and not get too much feedback through teh handle. And the rubbery grip would be nice if there was blood everywhere
 
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