SOG Tactical Tomahawk- Throwing Hatchet, Versatile Survival Tactical Axe and Emergency Breaching Tool with Sheath (F01TN-CP)

Why did I buy this Tomahawk? I had previously purchaed a SOG machete and was pleased with the quality and performance. But, I needed soemething that was less for bushwhacking and more for hiking and camping. If that's what you are looking for this may be the tool for you. So far, I have taken it on one weekend camping trip in Virginia and it was great. I used it to chop up some firewood. Some of what I cut were logs about three inches in diameter. It took a few more whacks than a traditional axe, but this Tomahawk cut right through. Trimming branches away from the bigger logs was very easy, it sliced them off with ease. I also used it for some finer work, nothing highly detailed but I used it to fashion a walking stick. I cut a dried branch to size, trimmed the other branches and little knots away (a lot easier than I would have with a knife) and there I had it, my walking stick for the weekend. One day, I did a six mile hike along the river with my trusty Tomahawk in its sheath. It was lightweight and easily carried on my belt. That's the best thing, lightweight but heavy enough and it has a very sturdy feel that gives you confidence in it as a tool and if need be a defensive tool. I really like the way the handle attaches to the head, very well made. No fear of swinging this and cracking the handle where it attaches. Plus, it was sharp right out of the box, maintained its edge through three camp fires and one improvised walking stick. I bragged on it so much that one of the guys that I was camping with without and bought his own. Yes, it is great, but don't expect it to chop down trees, it has a smaller blade than you would find on an axe, but for chopping smaller logs and clearing brush, this Tomahawk is a winner!

This is a very well made tomahawk and well balanced and ergonomically designed. I choose this tomahawk after reading several reviews on SOG tomahawks and other brand tomahawks. I wanted to purchase one for my 16 year old son who is interested in tactical weapons and self defense. This item is light enough for him to manage and well balanced. What I like about the tomahawk based on the comments from the reviewers on this site was its durability, design, quality and value. Many stated that their tomahawk held up to various forms of throwing and use. It is not meant or designed to be used as an axe, but as a self defense weapon or tool. My son loves it because it not only looks "cool" but is well built and has the safety sheath for it. He loves the look, design, and feel. His hands are smaller than mine and the handle on this tomahawk is narrow enough for a comfortable and stable grip for him. He has limited use of it since he just got it, but we have thrown it several times at 3/4 inch plywood and a few trees and it held up. He likes the non-axe end which is spear like because it enables him to punch holes into metal containers with ease. I did show him how to throw it and how to handle it from a safety perspective so he would not hurt himself or others. I also made sure he understood that this was not a toy, but a tool and he was to respect its potential to harm or hurt someone by accident. So, no monkey business with it when he handles it and he can not allow his friends to use it or handle it without me there initially. Basically, I am making him follow what I call our gun safety rules. It is also important to know how to position you arms and how to place the tomahawk in your hand to throw it. Most of this is common sense and through practice you can refine the hand and arm placements based on personal comfort. If the tomahawk fails in use I will up date this review to reflect that, but for the value this tomahawk is a steal (no pun intended). For those interested in learning more about tomahawks and their use, there are many books available at the library and some videos on you-tube. We did research for our information on tomahawks under keywords like, tomahawk, tactical self defense weapons, hand to hand combat weapons, military self defense weapons, etc. There is a lot out there for adults and youths to read and learn about these tomahawks. I may even purchase one for myself and carry it as a tool in my vehicle since it can have many useful applications in times of an emergency. The sheath that comes with it not only protects the tomahawk, but is an excellent safety cover so no one would get cut by the sharp axe end of the tomahawk. This makes it easier for me to store it in the vehicle without concern for an exposed axe end.

This is a very well balanced weapon. It is very fast to maneuvre. It is made for fighting first and utility second. I practice techniques with it and it is very good for parying and traping arms and wrists of your opponent.It is good for hooking and pulling elbows, knees, and the neck of your opponent to disrupt their balance as part of take-down techique. The spike is perfect and easy to use for vital targets like major arteries and the skull. The axe edge is good for hooking and breaking collar bones , knees, and the skull. Possibilities and techniques are endless!The light weight of it is what makes it so handy as a weapon. Its light but devastating. For utilitarian purposes,it has a few limitations. It can be useful for chopping wood for fire, but you must only choose small branches and logs no wider than 4" to split. You could probably chop up bigger wood, but it would take more energy on your part. It is very light for hiking, though. Lighter than a true hatchet. It is also useful for notching wood for shelter building and animal traps. Throwing it and sticking it in wood is fun and easy to learn. That skill would be useful to hunt small game. In the city and inside buildings, It is very handy to keep in your car for self defense and window breaking. Inside a building, you can use it to escape in a dissaster by chopping through the wood of a locked door near the striker part of the doorknob to weaken it enough to shove or kick the door open. (dont try to open a door that has a hot doorknob or heat radiating from it during a structure fire.) If you are not a person who owns firearms, You can keep this handy near your bedside for those pesky home intruders. Get one!

Me gustó aunque tardo en llegar un par de semanas más de lo que dice la publicación

Ok este pequeño tomahwak es muy muy duro de roer Badass MF! Pieza sólida para hacer bushcraft o acampar Para ser honesto un hacha full tang (la estructura metálica recorre todo el mango a lo largo de la construcción) es un arma de miedo, este particularmente es genial, puedes separar madera con el, hacer feather sticks, usar su muy genial fire starter o amm pedernal, todo está muy muy bien, retiene el eje muy bien, filoso si le te tomas su tiempo de hacerle mantenimiento y muy muy liviano y balanceado. Por el precio te sacas la lotería con este pequeño Guerrero.

Let's put this out there first - I did NOT buy this product to split wood or cut down large trees, I have a couple hickory-handled axes, a eastwing long-handled hatchet and 2 fiskas wood splitting axes (I would recommend those axes for sure - driven over, abused, still going strong with no head detachment issues). This tool was bought for it's weight, ease of use and the amount of abuse I could put it through. At - 40 degrees, with ice, frozen rock and dirt, this thing got scratched. Scratched, not bent, not broken. The handle is great, (better with a lanyard - easy enough to install), the metal works well, the sheath is good quality. I leave in my truck for winter-road use along with an emergency shovel (has a saw blade as part of the handle) and it comes in very handy for many functions. I will admit, I wasn't sure how practical it was going to be when I opened the box and saw how, ummm, 'compact' it was. I'm sold now, I'd buy it again and would probably buy it for those guys that spend 2 weeks in the bush (or tundra, or mountains...).

loosen cords? easy fix.. If you buying a tactical axe, you better know how to fix simply stuff. but finally a full tang! my 9 years tactical hawk didn't broke but some other tomahawks got broken handle if you did little research. Just wish longer version and keep this kind of lightness. 16 or 18 inch would be perfect!

Robusto, buen peso y balance, excelente compra.