Hultafors Small Axe. 

FIRST TIME IN NORTH AMERICA~~ Hultafors Small Bushcraft Axe

OAL 9 1/2inches/Head weight .5KG (1LB)/ 2 3/4 inch cutting face

The World's oldest Axe maker, Hultafors of Sweden.This is the Small Axe~ this one is a Hand forged, hand finished, 10in total length,and 1LB head. High carbon Swedish steel, Heart wood Hickory handle. Fine, high quality Axe~ well made, beautifully balanced and ready for work in the Northern Forest. Ideal for tool making, firewood collection and processing, game dressing/butchering and shelter building and any general construction.

Swedish High carbon steel 58/59HRC

The hand axe, is actually THE tool of the backwoodsman. Much more than the periodic woodsplitter of the campsite, the hand axe was often the only tool carried by hunters/trappers and voyageurs. An Axe, a good axe, can complete almost any cutting task… and then some. An Axe, a good axe, a balanced, SHARP,crafted Axe, is a delight to use and carry. The hand forged Axe’s are much lighter than the drop forged type and each Axe comes with a full grain leather head cover.

To my way of thinking, everything, every 0Z you carry has to pay its way, and the weight that a good belt Axe adds is worth the effort. You will use a lot more energy in splitting firewood than you would carrying the Axe, and it can be used as a backup knife if required.