SCAXE5 12.8in Full Tang Tactical Hatchet with 3.1in High Carbon Steel Blade and Nylon Fiber Handle for Outdoor Survival, Camping and Everyday Tasks

The SCAXE5 is an excellent tool for your emergency kit. I don't consider this as something you would use as a camp axe, nor do I consider it a self defense hatchet or tomahawk, although it could be used for either, but it could best be described as a tactical entry and extraction tool making it perfect for an emergency kit. At just under 13 inches it is small enough to fit in a backpack, and just over 1.5 pounds, it's not too heavy either. The blade measures just over 3 inches and is made of SK5 high carbon stainless steel, and features a 1/4 inch black powder coated full tang with a nail pull / pry bar at the base of the handle. The blade came razor sharp, even shaved some arm hairs, and you can choke up high under the beard for precision detailed work. The glass filled nylon fiber handle scales are textured and contoured with a nice swell in the middle, and the handle has multiple grip sights and is angled at the bottom for better leverage on power strikes. While its not as ergonomic for using the spike, the spike does a fairly good job with minimal effort. The sheath is similar the the SOG Tactical Tomahawk, both of which I found to be flimsy and the snaps to be temperamental, so I am considering having a Godspeed Tactical kydex sheath made for it. Unlike other hatchets and tomahawks, the nail pull is very sharp and can cause some damage all on its own, so I recommend keeping it out of range of children at all times. If using for camping it is easy to leave it stuck in a trunk or low lying piece of wood, and the nail pull could easily catch someone running past it totally unaware, so please keep it up high in that scenario.I recommend the Scaxe5 over the SOG Tactical Tomahawk for its intended purpose, the blade is larger, spike is sharper, it has a full tang, and additional features, but it is also somewhat more expensive, however; I feel it is totally worth it and I highly recommend the SCAXE5!

This axe is made of high quality steel. It came pretty sharp right out of the box, sharp enough to cut a finger. But I sharpened it much much more then how it came. I sharpened it all the way up to about 200,000 grit with diamond spray on a leather strop and now its like a large razor blade that will cut through things very easily. It was very easy to sharpen too, if you try to sharpen it you have to hold it at a very flat angle. If it is difficult for you to find a flat angle to sharpen it at just draw a 1/8 inch thick line across the sharp edge and make sure you are sharpening the marker off. Do this for every different grit you use to sharpen the axe. If you don't you will just round over the sharp edge and you wont get it too sharp that way. This axe also seems like it will have good edge retention I don't know if it is because the steel is hard or whatever, but something makes me feel like it will hold a sharp edge for a long time. I also attached a lanyard with a noose knot to the lanyard hole in the bottom of the handle right above the pry bar that this axe has. It's good to have a lanyard just in case you get knocked out in a fight that way the axe will still be attached to your hand when you wake up. Or if you loose your grip while swinging it too so it won't go flying off and hit something you don't want hit. The pry bar seems to be OK. The V tapers down to a fairly sharp point so it would make for a pretty good nail puller or even a door entry tool. The MILWAUKEE utility knife above the axe is also a great buy. Perfect hand feel with a pocket clip and an arm that slides out of the handle for a extra blade storage.

I recently used this tactical battle axe for chopping ice and noticed a few things. If you don’t wear gloves, you can easily wound yourself from the point at the back of the axe or the tip of the handle. The blade out of the box had noticeable light scratches and no lubrication.Despite these issues, I decided to keep it because it’s my first tactical battle axe. It’s beautiful, the right size, fits perfectly in any grip, and is easy to conceal and carry.

Looking at the scaxe line I love Schrade products however, they really raised the bar with this tactical hatchet t-hawk. I never bought into scaxe line because of the none full tang excluding the scaxe3 if I remember right.This is a small T-Hawk but, with it's 3/8 in full tang design its one tough hatchet. I do worry just a little bit about the center cut out being a weak point however it's hatch size and isn't going to see the impacts a full size ax would and with the thickness of the sk5 high carbon stainless steel and Schrades life time warranty its only a small worry.The grip feels great while swinging the blade side, however not as good when using the spike, also where the screws are and the lanyard hole creates a hot spot, a nail file will buff them out.It comes very sharp and the angle of the spike is great for penetration.The pry bar pummel is a great idea and I know it will come in handy far more than I even know yet.All in all I would give it a 4.5 out of 5 starts only due to the need to file the screw and lanyard holes and the comfort factor is not as nice when using the spike as to the blade.This is a product that I will be using a lot and a great idea for a b.o.b. You full tang lovers will love this 1.5 pound scaxe5!

This is a nice tomahawk for the price. However, there are a few things that could make it better. First is that the blade should be sharp, because it's not. I had to chop at small diameter branches several times each to cut through them. I had to use a decent amount of force just to get it to stick into a pine log. A hatchet would have penetrated the wood deeper with only a few ounces of force. This is my first tomahawk so maybe they aren't designed to be as sharp as a hatchet or axe? There's that and when I try to unsheathe it from it's nylon holster the blade rubs against a metal button that leaves scuffs on it. Schrade doesn't make 'em like they used to when they were an American brand! After some modifications it's a nice addition to my belt when I go into the woods.