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Cold Steel – Viking Hand Axe

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(4 customer reviews)

$39.59

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This Viking Axe has a strong head crafted from 1065 high carbon steel and it is securely mounted onto a robust haft of American Hickory. Designed to be a solid fighting axe, it was designed as a collaboration between Cold Steel President Lynn C. Thompson and custom bladesmiths Dave Baker and Rich McDonald.

The axehead is a good compromise in size and is large enough to deliver the mass and striking power needed for warfare, but is not so large as to be unwieldy and sluggish in the recovery. The beard-like bottom of the axe can be used for the variety of hooking techniques that skilled Viking axemen employed, and the upswept tip doubles as a piercing tip. The axe lends itself best to two-handed use, but with the use of your own saw you could cut it down to your own preferred size.

There is a recessed, internal screw at the back of the socket which can be tightened with your own hex key wrench to re-seat the axe onto the haft should it begin to loosen. Care must be taken not to turn it too far as it is possible to drive the screw so far into the haft that the screw leaves the axehead socket entirely. In such a position it will no longer function as intended.
Please Note: A Cor-Ex sheath for the axe blade is available and is sold separately. It is linked on this page with a thumbnail.

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4 reviews for Cold Steel – Viking Hand Axe

  1. McM

    Great outdoors axe… I’ve owned this axe for a few years now, and use it constantly. I do lots of hiking in the woods, and this axe will handle any task at hand. The light weight makes it easy to strap onto a backpack. Not exactly super-sharp out of the box, but a little elbow-grease and a file and stone will leave it razor sharp. Do yourself a favor and sand down the handle and add some wood stain, clear-coat, and some leather grip wrap for a really authentic looking Viking axe. Also, go the extra $ and get the edge cover. You’ll thank yourself later. ;)

  2. Dominick Fini

    Nice I love the axe. It feels great in the hand. The only disappointment I faced was that it was a completely blunt, flat faced edge even though it is advertised as “sharp”

  3. TheLaughingOne

    Just received mine, sticker for “American tomahawks” from Taiwan on it, and the handle is… Cheap. doesnt quite fit and only held in place by the screw lugged in, looking to replace it myself as its rather.. Meh. Otherwise the axe head thus far seems quite fine, needs some touches itself, removing the excess of varnish from the surface, filing down sections so it can get a proper fit on a handle without tearing it apart, and possibly some smoothing. Great project axe if your looking to get something to customize, and a quick google will show you TONS of customization people have done to their own.

  4. Jordan (verified owner)

    As many reviews of Cold Steel axes have stated, these are great for customization. It’s a bit generic and lackluster as-is, but put some love into it and you will, well, love it! The stickers and the “TAIWAN” stamp on the blade make it look cheap out of the box. And hey, it is decently cheap, but that’s where the value comes in.

    It has an edge, but even if you want to chop wood with it, it’s not that sharp. I’m guessing I’m going to have to file that bad boy.

    The set screws Cold Steel puts in all their axe heads to “secure” them… Cold Steel needs to just stop it. It’s bad. Looks bad, functions bad. It’s literally only there for you to pick it up out of the box and not have the head loose immediately. But it will loosen as soon as the head impacts… anything. It just keeps them from having to actually set the head right. You can get functional axes with a head that is properly fixed to the shaft from any old hardware store for this price. But… it doesn’t look like a badass Viking axe. So I’ll take that hit and make it my own.

    For this reason, I would not call this “Battle Ready”, because it’s simply not ready for use, let alone battle, out of the box. If it starts to fall apart the first time it hits something, that’s not battle ready. And that applies to any Cold Steel axe or hawk. If you see the set screw, know that the head is not secure for anything but decoration.

    For all that poo-pooing, it’s a great value if you’re willing to put the time in. This is a fighting axe and not a wood chopping axe. But even a fighting axe is expected to stand up against a shield and armor. If you want an axe that is truly battle ready right out of the box, I’m guessing that’s going to be 3X the cost or more. You get what you pay for. I spent almost this much on a different axe from a different brand and it was JONK. This at least has real potential that makes me excited to work on it.

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