I put the large D-guard on my Crash axe for a simple reason; when I'm out in the winter time, I don't want to have to take my gloves off to use it. If you've ever experienced temperatures that can range from +4 to -40 Celsius in wintertime, you can understand my reasoning. I'll be using this axe all year round, so I put a D-guard on it that I can also use all year round. Pretty simple answer, eh? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />