In 2011, I wrote a S.W.A.T. article on tomahawks that I would recommend for military usage, though they could also serve other purposes (COUNTING COUP IN THE 21st CENTURY, March 2011 S.W.A.T). The emphasis on most of the ones I evaluated was their close-combat utility. Since that time, I've received emails asking if I can recommend tomahawks that can serve for combat but are well designed for survival or rescue usage, and are reasonably priced but still of high quality. I've been evaluating two that I think offer a lot of versatility and very good value. First, a bit of history. Trade tomahawks were originally based on the Royal Navy's boarding axe. When I was living in the U.K. and attending graduate school, I purchased one of those boarding axes and kept it in my room for self-defense.
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