Apparently, tomahawks are popular with armed forces overseas for breaching and there are YouTube videos of people cutting through car doors and trunks and breaking padlocks. There was even an article online from the British press crying foul over the "battle axes" being carried by armed forces. A sledge would still be more effective, but much more heavy. Of course, I don't think any of these uses fall under the category of ..... practical lol.Originally Posted by plinker 777
I tend to agree, there isn't much practical use. There are better tools (axe) for processing wood for example. These things (tomahawks) are best for a) game processing, splitting rib cage and separating joints (both tasks can be done with a knife...but what the hell?) and b) just throwing around, f'ing around, and just a neat kind of 'thing' to have on hand.
I don't really understand the tactical breaching type tomahawks because I think they would be terrible against anything but tin sheet...clearly this type of hawk is marketed toward someone who has a different idea of "just a neat kind of 'thing' to have on hand" than I do is all?
Good bush tool...nope.
Good deployment door smasher...probably not. (or not as good as a 12lbs sledgehammer. I don't think a door or wall can be built that a 12lbs sledgehammer can't get through eventually?)
Cool...absolutely!
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