K5 Tactical - Tactical Hawk-Spike
The Tactical Hawk-Spike is made from 3/8″ thick high carbon steel. The edges are hardened, and tempered. But the handle is left unhardened for its shock absorbing ability. The Hawk is powder-coated tan over its entire 16.5″ length. The head is 7.5″ long with a 3.5″ Edge face. The beard also has 3 inches of sharpened edge for hooking moves. The spike is 3.5 inches long from the center of the hawk. The spike is an inverted Americanized Tanto shape and is sharpended all the way around. The Handle scales are 6061 T6 Aluminum that has been MIL Spec Type III Hard Anodized with a greenish tint. It comes with a proprietary Kydex sheath made for K5 Tactical by The SheathMechanic. The sheath is Jumpable, ambidextrous, and uses short Alice/MALICE clip attachments, making it MOLLE/Strike compatible.(Not included) And most important of all, it is MADE IN THE USA!
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While an interesting twist on an old tool used also in warfare, and a new modern materials adaptation of the Vietnam hawk, any hawk with no pole is, for me, too one dimensional to include in my kit. A hawk with a pole gives pounding capability, and very little less use as a weapon as it gives a crushing edge, warhammer like. My kit is already too heavy, to include something with no practical purpose except as a weapon.
I think some type of encompassing rubber grip might be better than the exposed full tang and aluminum handle scales, for possible electrical exposure. How well does powder coating insulate against electrical shock?
Just my personal observations. Others will have different experiences.
So this one I expect would be more to your liking?
Works for me, I just put the meaner looking one up. He has several different ones, go check out the web site.
Monty
That would definitly be something, it is not just simply a weapon, but a tool also. Me likes much better. I still would want to find out the conductivity of powder coating. That or add a rubber or neoprene grip over the steel and aluminum handle, maybe something like a tool dip. Especially for handling during winter weather, since I live in the cold north, lol, and gripping something like that with a damp hand in below zero would leave palm skin on it.
Eddie, your work is very nice, well finished and executed. And the amount of originality and thought put into your designs are very evident. Few put as much thought into a tool such as the hawk or hachete, as they do knives, except in the primitive area of muzzleloading with makers like Daniel Winkler and others.
I was not sure about anodized aluminum and cold I still have memories of the old aluminum ice cube trays and wet hands sticking to them, lol, as any kid will remember, they stuck worse than super glue.
I like the idea of the handles easily removeable for customizing, well done. Wood is hard to beat for such tools but no where near as strong as steel, especialy an integral head and shaft such as your design. Is it diferentially heat treated? Cold and electrical conductivity were my only concerns so something like neoprene or some other wrap being easily done is very slick.
As far as wearing gloves constantly, I too wear them all the time, I do love my deerskin gloves, unlined or lined depending on season, they give a great tactile feel, better than any others I have found. I use them for archery as well as shooting sports, driving, working with tools etc.
My concern was directed for that odd time when they came off for whatever reason, I always try to think of the exception as well as the rule :).
Overall, I think you have a winner there personally.
Hmmmmm not sure if that was an insult or not, wordy reply… overly verbose? lol
The hazard of the writer I suppose.
As a neophyte hobbyist knife maker, I know how hard it is to come up with something that actually works as you intend it, that is rugged, and that is eye appealing as well. Your design is clean, well executed, looks to be effective, and is what I prefer most in any tool that might be called upon to save my own old hide, KISS simple.
To quote Jerimiah Johnson, “You will do well”.