HX OUTDOORSMercenarys Tactical Engineer Axes Multifunctional Explosion-Proof Axe Camping Artillery Fire Rescue Hammer Hiking Tools,Black

The Axe:A great quality blade! Came razor sharp, has a nice tactical look, it’s durable, reliable, and sexy. The hammer is a nice feature, as is the crowbar. The handle is great. Provides a nice grip and leaves plenty of room for your hands, big or small.The Sheath:Another thing I love about this purchase. It’s a nice, durable kydex sheath which allows you to remove the axe quicker and more efficiently. It has a very nice and easy clip on the back and is perfect for any molle gear.OVERALL:A great purchase. So happy with this axe, it’s worth every dime. Perfect for hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, home defense, and combat. Would very highly recommend this item.

Its razor sharp super strong solid one piece hardened steel. It feels ergonomically perfect in your hand its well balanced. I used the crap out of it and it still has a razor sharp edge. Great tool, awesome weapon… you might ask yourself what would i need this for and the answer is short, its because im a Man!!! and Men need stuff like this!!! And you ask why?? Just because!! Thats why!! Now go buy it youll be happy you did!

Bought this about a year ago, took it on multiple camping/backpacking trips, absolutely amazing axe ! Multi functional, good quality and size, the only complaint is like others have mentioned is the grip. It is comfy to hold but when used, its a different story, lets just say you will get blisters and missing skin real fast, you either need to wrap it or wear gloves, otherwise fantastic and deserves five stars when compared to similar products.Suggestion to seller, I would create some kind of holster for the bottom handle part of the axe, I can easily see a scenario when carried one can easily cause damage to a body part in the event of a trip or fall, its sharp.

*** I have not been offered any compensation by HX Outdoors, Amazon, or otherwise, for my opinions regarding this product ***Disclaimer: I bought this axe with the intent of having it be a bit of an art blade project. Long story short, the axe is 100% usable straight out of the box, and is an awesome tool you should buy.The Great: This axe is a fantastic buy at the listed price ($79.99 as of my purchase), as compared to other available brands in a similar style. The length is great for being able to get good swing leverage, there are finger grooves at strategic locations on the head for doing lighter shaving/shaping tasks. The hammer pad/head is removable (though I don't really have any reason to), but the advantage is this: You will NOT break the head of this 440C axe by hitting something with the hammer pad, unlike a cast/badly-forged axe of similar styling. Speaking of, this axe is FULL tang, which is inherently better for longevity & reliability. Two holes above the pry bar, I'm not sure what exactly they're for, but they're going to be used for a lanyard on mine. The fitment of the head sheath is awesome, and fully adjustable in regards to wearing/mounting position. The design of the cutting edges is, arguably, incredibly handy for different types of cutting tasks, although at first glance it simply appears tacti-cool & generally function-less.The Good: The use of the composite scales is a decent choice, but the ergonomics are lacking; HX made a solid attempt at indicating holding positions by including strangely-small finger grooves along the scales, but the overall feel of the scales is not what I would call comfortable. They are reasonably "sharp" to the touch, though this is easily correctable by sanding them down over the course of a few minutes. The addition of a multi-size hex-head wrench is nice, though I doubt I will use it much (who knows? Maybe I will). The pry bar seems very well-shaped, and will definitely come in useful if I find myself needing one.The Not-So-Great: The screws that came in the axe handle are NOT black-oxide coated, as one might assume by looking at the pictures. They ARE, in fact, PAINTED black. In addition, the assemblers clearly cheaped out on thread-lock, instead using cyanoacrylate (super) glue; the solvent in the glue obviously reacted with the paint on the screws, creating a nasty congealed mess under the screw heads. I removed the screws & posts, and underneath the screw heads, the composite itself was literally a bit melted from the excess glue reacting to the polymer resin binder in the laminate. Was very nasty and smelled terrible before I cleaned it all off. I'm really not entirely sure why they cheaped out on hardware and thread-lock, since those aren't expensive to begin with. I can't imagine HX is producing/selling these in a volume that would require the possible cost-savings of using painted screws and super-glue in lieu of Loc-Tite and black-oxide screws.My Solutions: I'll be replacing the composite scales with rosewood, profiled to match the existing scales, and I'll be wrapping the handle in a style similar to Japanese Tsukamaki, with a leather over wood core, finished in silk or leather ito (specifically in Hineri-maki style). The pins will probably be bamboo mekugi pins, rather than screws, since the ito will compress the whole thing and keep everything together. Not sure what exactly, but I'll be adding menuki to the build as well.All in all, a 4-star tool. Definitely solid, useful outdoors, and cool-looking. Well-worth the $80 purchase price. I'm making a project out of mine (like so many other people with so many other axes & knives), but this axe is more than usable right out of the box. That said, HX, please use black-oxide screws and thread-lock. Please?*** I have not been offered any compensation by HX Outdoors, Amazon, or otherwise, for my opinions regarding this product ***

Comes absolutely razzzor sharp. I have axes from RMJ , Swamp rat and a few others that weren't anywhere near this in straight out the box/shop sharpness. I'm not a great fan of the pry bar it's definitely gonna bite me one day in the arm or wrist so I'll most likely chop that off an put a slight chisel or jimping on it and keep the lanyard hole portion. The g10s is nice and grippy and the choke points in the handle are indexed well with a tail grip for chop , medium grip for cutting or up to the head for detail work and fine slicing. I like that the hammer head was removable, and for my purposes I haven't much use for it and set it aside in the box.The only thing i dislike is that the sheath is left handed, it "can" be setup for a righty but you wont have use of the retention straps since the button snaps for them are molded into the left side of the sheath.

Haven’t actually used it for anything yet. But first impression is nice and solid,sharp edge , comfortable handle, kydex belt holster. Light enough to mount to my hear without noticeable weight increase.

Built great edge hold balance is fantastic weight is good

I made a few small improvements to make the handle a bit more comfey. I added some type of electrical wrap, followed by tennis racket wrap. Added a lanyard and I took a fine grit diamond sharpener to it followed by a strop. It is a superb chopper and splitter. The hammer head is big enough to actually use it in the woods and the prybar is also good for prying those knotty pieces open. Especially if you put a stick through the otherwise useless hex wrench opening on the head and use it for leverage. My only cons are the lack of a cover for the prybar and not making the hammer head replacable.