1844 Helko Werk Germany Traditional Rheinland Hatchet - Made in Germany Camping and Bushcraft Hatchets, Backpacking Handmade German Small Axe - Head 1.25 lbs, Handle 14 in. (Rheinland Hatchet) #11326

1844 Helko Werk Germany Traditional Rheinland Hatchet - Made in Germany Camping and Bushcraft Hatchets, Backpacking Handmade German Small Axe - Head 1.25 lbs, Handle 14 in. (Rheinland Hatchet) #11326

• HAND-FORGED AND MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY: The Rheinland Hatchet performs well at limbing branches, making kindling, carving, and other light and fine cutting work. The Rheinland pattern, a traditional German wide-bit blade, is exceptionally well suited for cutting work. Handmade in Wuppertal, Germany, these hatchets are named after the region’s famous Rhein River Valley. DIMENSIONS: Head Weight: 1-1/4 lb / Length: 14 in. / Total Weight: 1-3/4 lb
• C50 HIGH CARBON STEEL SPLITTING HEAD: 53-56 HRC - Helko Werk axe heads are open-face drop forged individually by hand from German C50 high grade carbon steel. Drop forging is a process in which the blacksmith uses tongs to hold and shape hot steel as a drop hammer falls repeatedly onto it.
• GRADE A AMERICAN HICKORY WOOD HANDLE: Linseed Oil Finish, 150 GRIT SANDED Sustainably sourced grade A American hickory handle. All Helko Werk camping axes and hatchets have handles individually hand finished and selected for grain orientation and density with a boiled linseed oil finish and sanded to 150 grit for a comfortable and smooth finish on your axe handle
• ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: Full Grain Leather Sheath and 1oz Axe Guard Protective Oil: All Helko Werk axes and hatchets include a vegetable-tanned premium leather axe sheath to protect your axe blade and head. The Axe Guard oil is a metal protecting oil to help maintain the steel of your axe head, and prevent rust over time.
• SPECIFICATIONS: Head Weight: 1-1/4 lb / Length: 14 in. / Total Weight: 1-3/4 lb

Handmade in Wuppertal, Germany, these axes are named after the region's famous Rhein River Valley. The Rhein, one of Germany's most prominent geographical features, was a historically significant source of trade and growth for settlements in the region throughout the medieval period. Cutting axes like these were a daily necessity for people carving out towns and villages in heavily forested regions along the Rhein River. The Rheinland pattern - a traditional German wide-bit blade - is extraordinarily well suited for cutting work. These hatchets excel at limbing branches, clearing brush, and making kindling, while also handling light splitting work. Lightweight and well balanced, the Rheinland hatchet is an ideal camp and packing companion. Each piece is handcrafted by Helko's Master Smiths, lifelong artisans of metalcraft, using tongs on an open face drop forge. After forging, only minimal supplementary work is performed, allowing each blade to proudly display its forging marks. No two pieces are exactly alike.<br> <br> <b>HEAD</b><br>+ Handmade in Wuppertal, Germany<br>+ German C50 high grade carbon steel, 53-56 HRC<br>+ Open face drop forged, heat treated, and oil-hardened<br>+ Helko crown hammered into cheek<br><br><b>HANDLE</b><br>+ Crafted in Switzerland from Grade A American hickory<br>+ Selected for strength, grain orientation, and density<br>+ Boiled linseed oil finish, 150 grit smooth sanded<br>+ Hung with softwood wedge and notched steel ring wedge<br> <br><b>INCLUDED</b><br>+ Vegetable-tanned leather sheath, USA made<br>+ 1oz bottle of Axe-Guard<br><br> <b>SPECS</b><br>+ Length: 14 in.<br>+ Head Weight: 1.25 lb<br>+ Total Weight: 2 lb<br>+ Bit length: 4.25 in.<br> <br><b>NOTE</b><br> *Handle colors may vary lighter or darker than photos.<br><br><b>Visit our website - Helko North America - to see full product line</b>