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Review on πŸͺ“ CRKT Kangee Tomahawk: T-Hawk with Spike, Black Powder Coated High Carbon Blade, Checkered Handle Scales, Molle Compatible Sheath 2725 by Robert Gilbert

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Too short but good for thrusting

If you need a hatchet, buy one. Tomahawks are intended as combat weapons, with range and speed as advantages over a knife. All these macho "little dick" hawks are too small and too heavy to defend themselves against wild animals like packs of wolves, dogs or coyotes. A big advantage over other falcons is that the very sharp head could be used directly as a broad thrusting weapon. If you smack a coyote in the nose with this, it will likely split its head in half. Using it this way negates the reach of the hilt compared to the knife you're holding in your other hand, but it's a more useful feature than most ax proxy hawks decked out with a bunch of trinkets are useless for self-defense. With a slight sliding motion, he immediately knocks his head off. If you swing at a target and miss with your head, lean towards it and the tip will most likely land a medium hit at it. Finally, it's nice to make a prayer stick on the go without risking your fingers. To maximize reach, make a good line so you can swing it from the end of the handle. Odd but beautiful, the curved handle can be folded to either side and seems perfectly balanced. good trick. I'd really like to find a 3/4 pound goshawk with a 25-30 inch handle. You can always choke with a long handle. There's not much you can do with a short handle. I don't need a hawk to chop wood, I already have an axe. I have to be quick, nimble and kill from afar so my hand knife doesn't work most of the time. QA went the DoDo Bird route, but mine doesn't have any metallurgical issues, although it's probably too sharp to chop something really hard like English oak or frozen bone.

Pros
  • Great for me
Cons
  • Can't remember