Review: Combat Tomahawk

Received the Combat Tomahawk Saturday, April 28th at 3:30 pm.  Hawk only had one layer of bubble wrap.  The cord on the 2 part kydex sheath is different from the handle wrapping cord.
Specs:
OAL-  13.56”  344.44mm
Head-   7.125”  181.01mm
Cutting Edge-  2.018”    51.31mm

Handle Width @:
Head-  0.831”  21.12mm
Above Wrap- 0.879”  22.23mm
Below Wrap- 0.952”  24.18mm
Thickness- 0.381”    9.63mm

Weight:
W/Sheath- 27.2oz  770grams
WO/Sheath- 25.4oz  720grams

Observations
Hawk only had one layer of bubble wrap.  The cord on the 2 part kydex sheath is different from the handle wrapping cord.
The plunge lines are visually uneven.
 
Spike cover needs to be put on first.  Eyelets on cutter  side were put on the opposite side as spike cover.  Blade cover has to come off first.

Blade shows evidence of overheating on the lower .700” portion.  Not sure what it was from, but it looks like it covers the whole lower tip, not just the edge.

Took it to the shop & sharpened up the edge.  The blade is flat ground and has very little secondary bevel.

While chopping I did notice that you had to put your hand through the wrist sling.  It flings around a lot while chopping.    I would at least cut it shorter, say 7 or 8 inches long.  The grenade cord keeper is really cool.

Testing:
Started by chopping into a 5/4 piece of old pine.  It took some work, but once I got through the first few strokes the chips were flying.  Next I turned to a small tree by my outdoor water faucet.  With the small cutting edge it took some focus to hit the mark.  It did the job pretty well. 

Chopped up some electrical wire with total ease.  Weight alone chopped it.

Hacked up a mailbox with the spike and hawk.  Like butter.

Chopping and spiking the crap out of some ¾” plywood.  Spike did good damage.  Chopping went okay.  This isn’t the best wood cutter, and I know it wasn’t built for that purpose.

Took it with me to work.  Wanted to test it on some old clay pipe.  First I showed it to a guy at the water plant and asked him if he had anything to test it on.  He’s like, yeah follow me.  He took me over to a section of cut up 24” PVC water pipe.  It had been setting behind a holding tank for at least a few years. 

I took a few swings with the spike and only went in 3/8 to 1/2 inch.  Next I took one solid whack with the hawk and really messed up the edge. 
 
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I thought the hawk was going to destroy the pipe, at least crack the heck out of it.  Upon observation the edge had rolled both ways.  At this point I am stopping all testing.

I really wanted to put it through a few more tests to find some of it’s strong points and limits.  IMO it wasn't ground correctly.  It should have had a convex grind with longer taper to it.  Something similar could be made to be a very effective weapon for combat, but this one doesn't cut it.  Here is the link  to the full forum review:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/917155-Combat-Tomahawk-Pass-around