From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Mar 13 2006 - 10:27:27 PST
I bought mine at the hardware store and painted it green. Voila! Instant military ax. Did the same wih the shovel.
FYI: Dead men don't need axes.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Sonny Heath <sonny@defuniak.com>
>Sent: Mar 13, 2006 1:09 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Military ax?
>
>A military Axe? What is the difference in a civilian and a military axe?
>I'm thinking that I may have the wrong one and, like you, I don't want
>anything that isn't a military axe because I believe a military axe is much
>better cause you never know when you may be required to cut some trees and
>build a dead man and who knows, the dead man probably wouldn't let me out of
>the bog if the wrong axe was used on it.
>
>Please keep us advised if you get more details on these military axes.
>
>Sonny
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <candlewickjeep2@webtv.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:26 AM
>Subject: [MV] Military ax?
>
>
>>I recently found an older looking ax that was painted OD, The paint
>> looked as old as the ax. It was a little heftier than most axes and was
>> marked, "True Temper 4 pound". That is the only marking.
>>
>> Any ax experts out there to tell me if this sounds like a military ax or
>> not?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike Pilcher
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
Regards,
Glen
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