1844 Helko Werk Germany Traditional Rheinland Pack Axe
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. A cross between a hatchet and a conventional axe, the Rheinland Pack Axe is designed to be lightweight, compact, and easy to carry while trekking through the wilderness. The weight and length allow for either one or two handed use. Compact in size, this pack axe is a highly versatile packing tool and will fit well on most packs. It will capably handle a variety of tasks, including felling small trees, clearing brush, limbing branches, splitting firewood, and making kindling. Each piece is handcrafted by Helko’s Master Smiths, lifelong artisans of metalcraft, using tongs on an open face drop forge. Minimal post supplementary work is performed, allowing each blade to proudly display its forging marks.
HEAD
+ Handmade in Wuppertal, Germany
+ German C50 high grade carbon steel, 53-56 HRC
+ Open face drop forged, heat treated, and oil-hardened
+ Helko crown hammered into cheek
HANDLE
+ Crafted in Switzerland from Grade A American hickory
+ Selected for strength, grain orientation, and density
+ Boiled linseed oil finish, 150 grit smooth sanded
+ Hung with softwood wedge and notched steel ring wedge
INCLUDED
+ Vegetable-tanned leather sheath, USA made
+ 1oz bottle of Axe-Guard
SPECS
+ Length: 19 in.
+ Head Weight: 1.5 lb
+ Total Weight: 2.5 lb
+ Bit length: 4.25 in.
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Product Features
- Handmade in Wuppertal, Germany
- German C50 high grade carbon steel, 53-56 HRC
- Switzerland made handle, Grade A American hickory
- Includes vegetable tanned leather sheath
- Head Weight: 1.5 lb / Length: 19 in. / Total Weight: 2 lb
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I have this one and the spaltaxt and the Rheinland hatchet all three are top notch I will not buy any other brand bc I have had Headline says it all (wow) I have three helko werk axes. I have this one and the spaltaxt and the Rheinland hatchet all three are top notch I will not buy any other brand bc I have had nothing bt great experiences with helko werk and there products! I live in the Ozark mountains in Missouri and our weather is very unpredictable so the need for this axe was for when a out of nowhere cold front hits ..wich it’s always cold bt I’m talking sub zero temps I keep my split wood on my porch and the…
Great Axe – and Sheath
This axe is great but needs work to address issues that should have … This axe is great but needs work to address issues that should have been caught during final inspection..The poll is uneven and not flat. It has an area that is beginning to flake and will rust out eventually. The surface of the axe is rough and should have been smoothed out.The handle is great and hung correctly. My next axe will be a Gransfor Bruks which I will compare to the Helko Werk. This is not a $50 dollar axe and quality does matter. The reason I purchased the Helko Werk was for the…