From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Mon Mar 13 2006 - 18:05:02 PST
As a bit (pun intended) of an axe collector, I have several axes - some
quote old. True Temper really never made a really high quality axe
IMO. They were axes for the masses, forged quickly and assembled even
more quickly. Plumb on the otherhand made some really nice axes and
hammers for that matter. I have a Plumb axe that is very close to the
Dayton pattern and it has the early style slim handle that had to be
made out of choice hickory to last. It is either a 3 1/2 or 4 lb axe.
I found it in an antique store with the original handle - it was very
cheap - like $10 as I recall - a no brainer purchase.
For the wood splitters out there - if you haven't tried a Fiskars
splitting axe - you should.
Dave
Jeff H wrote:
> 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
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "V SCHWARTZ" <vsaws@optonline.net>
> To: "Jeff H" <jahoch@gmail.com>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Military ax?
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>> 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
>> ----- Original Message ----- 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?
>>
>>
>>> all is revealed here !!!!!!!!!!
>>> http://jeepdraw.com/John_Barton2-AXES.html
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>>
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