For a while, these Naval Boarding Axe heads from Jas Townsend & Son seemed to be attracting a lot of attention in the BF: HI Cantina sub-forum. I didn't want to mess with trying to make/fit a custom handle, so I bought a 2-lb Fireman's Hatchet from my local Harbor Freight Tools store instead (it's pretty cool that they opened one locally rather than having to do the mail order thing).

I've got a couple re-handled surplus Forest Service pulaskis, I've got an Ontario SP-16 SPAX as well as a real Air Force Crash Ax. I've got 4 Cold Steel Pole axes (not yet assembled), a Paul Chen Hero's Axe and have thought about buying an Arms & Armor Hungarian Axe so often that I don't know why I haven't yet. So, I'm no stranger to the brute-force attraction of hatchets and axes. However, I would be even less interested in a Scrap Yard hatchet than I would a skeleton knife -- it's just not what I'm looking for out of the Yard.


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