What type of axe is this?

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Came across this axe at a flea market. The seller said he made it but I don't know. He didn't seem to be able to answer my questiions. There is an "M" with a circle around it as a makers mark and a temper ping below the head on the handle. Don't know if it is a tactical axe or what. Maybe it is supposed to be wrapped in paracord. He said it was great for camping and dragging brush out of the woods. I suppose if he said he was digging roots with it I could see the axe doing that as well. Any ideas on this work? It's out of stainless and rings good when you ping it. Since I was posting pictures earlier I thought I would use a hatchet as a reference for size.
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Looks pretty tactical to me. But no idea on the maker. Maybe it was a custom one of a kind job? If you decide you don't like it let me know I would be interested in it.
 
It does look tactical to me as well. The blade was not very sharp. I haven't put an edge on it. Not sure how I feel about it yet. Looks naked. No lanyard, but it has a hole for one. No wrap around the handle. Like a skeleton with no meat. Has some potential for various uses.
 
wrap that handle with some nice blaze orange paracord and put a edge on the blade! nice hawk
 
Loosearrow said:
It does look tactical to me as well. The blade was not very sharp. I haven't put an edge on it. Not sure how I feel about it yet. Looks naked. No lanyard, but it has a hole for one. No wrap around the handle. Like a skeleton with no meat. Has some potential for various uses.
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If it was mine I would add some black/od green micarta scales/handle and a blued finish. What is the length of the axe edge/spike and the handle?
If I was gonna do a paracord wrap it would be black, or od green.
 
The total length from top to bottom is 17.5 inches. Spike to center of blade is 7 inches. Spike is2 3/4 long and 1 inch wide at base. Blade 2 1/4 wide 3 inches long. Total thickness 1/4 inch stainless. Handle tapers from head at 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 at base. Top slot is 5 inches long, bottom is 5 1/2. Balance is 1 inches below beginning of top handle slot. Seems uniform doesn't it. Never measured it before. Interesting. Wonder how it will take and edge.
 
Loosearrow said:
The total length from top to bottom is 17.5 inches. Spike to center of blade is 7 inches. Spike is2 3/4 long and 1 inch wide at base. Blade 2 1/4 wide 3 inches long. Total thickness 1/4 inch stainless. Handle tapers from head at 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 at base. Top slot is 5 inches long, bottom is 5 1/2. Balance is 1 inches below beginning of top handle slot. Seems uniform doesn't it. Never measured it before. Interesting. Wonder how it will take and edge.
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Thanks for the dimensions. Looks very nice.
 
The hardness test dimple is a good sign...

I think you could probably put some nice wood or micarta scales on that.

Ringing doesn't mean anything except that there isn't a crack in it somewhere. In fact, a fellow did a test a while back with tempered and annealed steels. The tempered steels actually didn't ring as nicely as the annealed (fully soft) stuff did...
 
it reminds me of a crash axe in its simplicity. obviously weight was an issue or the handle would have been left solid. its not a heavy use chooper or the blade would be longer. i see it as a crash axe. an escape and survival tool. if you dont know what one is google it. its pretty damn cool. used to escape from a downed, aluminum hulled plane. very simple, just as this one is.
 
Junk! Throw it out! Better yet...send it to me so I can dispose of it in a responsible manner! :D
 
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I thought I saw that "O" stamp on a small necker somewhere around here. Would that likely be the makers forge stamp?
 
RMJ makes a damned fine hawk. Definitely a tactical tomahawk.... micarta or a good paracord wrap and she'll be ready to throw.
 
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Not close to the same size except maybe the length of the handle. The head and spike are both a lot larger on the RMJ Forge tomahawks. Also the tomahawk the OP shows in the first picture is made from stainless steel, the RMJ hawks use 4140 Chrome-Moly steel. Here is a link to the specs for the Talon the, hawk in the top of the 2nd picture. http://www.rmjforge.com/talon_specifications.htm
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Very interesting,thanks for the post. Maybe someone was trying to copy that.
 
Nice score ! I agree a wrap or some scales on it would be nice....
 
its the same shape as the firemans axe i was issued with in 1985 by NSWFB. it has a thick rubber handle -to insulate against electrical shock- they are based on naval boarding axes from the 1700s.
 
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