1844 Helko Werk USA Made Leather Axe Sheath Size Hatchet Black S121SBK

Mileage will probably vary depending on what you're putting these on but mine fit my Estwing hatchet perfectly and the build quality is solid. Good thick leather that looks great. Easy and functional, seems to protect the blade well.

Nicely made axe edge cover. I went with a medium for a Stihl hatchet with a 4” cutting edge and it fits as I was hoping it would. Delivery did take a few days but I knew that up front and didn’t matter to me.

This leather sheath is exactly what I was looking for, well except for the fact that in a perfect world I'd have been able to find a sheath that also had an incorporated leather boot for the pick end of my "True Temper Kelly Standard Kelly Works" 6Lbs axe head. It's a classic fireman's axe. This one is particularly old and scarred/pitted up, which I love. I'm not even sure they make this size axe anymore so I'd say my chances of finding a sheath that covers the front blade and the back pick of the axe are pretty slim. Lord knows I spent a lot of time hunting for one on the internet. The sheath arrived with the 1/8" thick leather sections built into a satisfyingly stiff construction, with tightly crimped (stainless steel?) fasteners. There's a 3rd strip of the 1/8" leather sandwiched inside the front and back panels of the sheath, this is for the blade endge to rest on, preventing the blade from making any contact with the fasteners. I even like that the sheath has a heat stamped (or otherwise pressed in) logo on the pretty side. The logo is attractive, in my opinion. On my axe the cutting/chopping blade is 5.25" long and it is hard to find a nice sheath/scabbard to fit over it, even more so with a belt long enough to wrap around the handle and reach back around to buckle tight. My axe is in the photos with the sheath installed. The axe is not finished yet (I'm working on it as a Christmas gift for my youngest brother) so the handle hasn't been permanently installed yet but I mocked it up to test the reach of the sheath's belt and it will fit. It will only be able to buckle down into the last 1 or 2 holes, or maybe eventually into the last 3 holes (because leather stretches), but that's perfect for me. I do plan to coat the sheath in the old blacksmith paste recipe of beeswax/turpentine/boiled-linseed oil but other than that (a purely optional step) this sheath is good to go right out of the box. Incredible price, as far as I'm concerned. I highly recommend it.

Quality leather. Looks great! Thick enough to cushion and protect the blade of my axe. This should last a long time as long as I maintain the sheath like any other real leather product.

This is a great ax mask and ordering it was simple an easy to make sure I had the right size for my ax. So why isn't it a 5*? Bad first. There are a couple reasons, and these are purely my opinion. First, the rivets that hold the leather together could have been of higher quality. I feel like these will be the weak point of this mask and may eventually pull out of the backside of the leather. Second, there's very little curve to the pattern of the rivets and so the mask is "wobbly" when it's on. It's not going to fall off or anything, but I just don't like it this way. On the Good Side. The leather seems to be of high quality and it is well constructed. While I don't like the rivets, they are well set in the leather and done very well. I'm looking forward to the leather breaking in more as it's very stiff right now but that's to be expected. The strap to attach the mask to the ax is very long, which I like because while this is only intended for the ax it's currently on, I have several other ax heads I'm restoring that once hung will need the extra length and I can just order more of this same mask. All in all, if buying a generic ax mask, this is a solid option and most likely I will buy this same mask again for the other axes as I finish them.

ROCK SOLID Craftsmanship !! Plenty of rivets, so that there was NO WAY for my axe to slice through, compared to others I've bought in the past. Nice thick heavy leather !! Nothing flimsy about this sheath, NOTHING

This is my second axe sheath from Helko. It is obvious why it is my second. A great economical sheath for my Montana axes.

Nice quality, heavy leather. Works as advertised.

Bonne qualité. Merci!