Re: Military ax?

From: Jeff H (jahoch@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Mar 13 2006 - 15:28:14 PST


Even if one is not concerned to have a WWII vintage one, a correct square
back 4 pound axe with a WWII style handle for the G503 is hard or
impossible to find as a new manufactured product,,,, if you know of one out
there for sale please share that info

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To: "Jeff H" <jahoch@gmail.com>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
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Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Military ax?

> Wow Jeff I feel enlightened. I never new that there were so many different
> names for what I always thought was just an ax. I don't think I will ever
> look at one that way again . thanks for the insight Vinny
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> From: "Jeff H" <jahoch@gmail.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Military ax?
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>> all is revealed here !!!!!!!!!!
>> http://jeepdraw.com/John_Barton2-AXES.html
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>> From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Military ax?
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>>>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.
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>>> Please keep us advised if you get more details on these military axes.
>>>
>>> Sonny
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>>> ----- 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?
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>>>>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.
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>>>> Any ax experts out there to tell me if this sounds like a military ax
>>>> or
>>>> not?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Mike Pilcher
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