Tomahawk vs Khukuri

Tomahawk vs Khukuri

tomahawk
pros
- impressive
- chops, hacks.
cons
- it is NOT A KNIFE and will never be more useful than a knife.

khukri
pros
- equally as impressive
- cuts, chops, slices, slashes, hacks and if need to puncture and pry.
cons
- hardly, when compared to a hawk.

bottomline
technically, both are primarily for hacking and so a little heavy.
they are not the most compact tools to lug around or for that matter to wear or carry about in total comfort.
so quality matters, watch out for signs of inherent design weakness and especially of poor workmanship and types of materials used.
 
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All else being equal in the task, its easier to throw a tomahawk.....

But, then again, all those Gurkhas can't be wrong.
 
Many hawks double as a hammer. Also, the hawk can chop through hard wood easier IMO. A plus if you're in the woods. OTOH, a khukri can double as a machete, a plus if you're in the jungle.

All in all I think it depends on where and how you intend to use them.
 
Owning both and I still cant make a choice which would be better , are we talking about for use in the ol backyard ? Hiking , camping ? chopping up enemies ?
 
A khukri is going to be more useful in more situations in general.

A lot depends on the intended use and what khukri you get as there are many styles and lengths to choose from.
 
Hawk would probably have a better chopping ability to weight ratio (depending on the respective edge geometries, et cetera), but I think I'd opt for the khuk's longer edge and relative comfort. Plus, I'd probably have a chakma and karda along for the ride.
 
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Ankerson said:
A khukri is going to be more useful in more situations in general.

A lot depends on the intended use and what khukri you get as there are many styles and lengths to choose from.
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I must say that the same could be said about the tomahawk. It just depends on your forte', and location.

I think the proper answer to this one depends on the area in which you intend to employ the tool. both function VERY well as weapons, though depending one where you are one or the other would serve as the better chopper, while the other lags.

Green, wet, or other wise devoid of heavy wooded areas, I go with the Kuhkri. Heavily wooded areas get the tomahawk, no second guessing that choice in my mind.

Both of these blades could be rapidly deployed and used as a weapon. Which one is better than the other I would leave that up to "Warriors" on the History channel to debate, they seem to have the desire to speculate which would be better under similated conditions, I don't like to discuss such sematics in great detail.
 
ron_m80 said:
Both of these blades could be rapidly deployed and used as a weapon. Which one is better than the other I would leave that up to "Warriors" on the History channel to debate, they seem to have the desire to speculate which would be better under similated conditions, I don't like to discuss such sematics in great detail.
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"On the next episode of Dealiest Warrior, Gurkhas vs. Iroqouis!"

One thing is certain, the ensuing melee would be the stuff of nightmares! :eek:
 
I own both khukris and Tomahawks.I have a HI WW2 18" khukri.It's half an inch thick at the base of the blade and supremely heavy.My preferred carry hawk is a Fort Turner Rogers Rangers.Far lighter than my current khukri.That said I haven't found anything yet that my khukri wouldn't totally destroy with a minimum of hits.
So in my experience my khukri is a better wood cleaver and hacker while my tomahawk is a lighter and faster chopper/slicer.
 
Good god, my khukri i guess doesn't quite measure up. I own the CS magnum khukri machete. And I must confess it is my basis for statements made here in, and not the 1/2" steel beasts the other guys are swinging.
 
For my use I would not consider them as weapons. There is almost always something around that would make a much better weapon to me. I would have a knife or two in any situation where I had either a hawk or Khukuri, so I would pick the hawk. I would choose one with a hammer head on it rather than some kind of spike, because it would be more useful to me and likely not as painfull to haul around.
 
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