Tim, the odd thing (I'm ex-Army) is how they utilise the old British Army rank structure. Only Lt Cols and above are allowed axes... 
 
They're 1/3 British Army, 1/3 Ethiopian Marxism and 1/3 tribal warfare: fascinating, doomed and utterly romantic... 
 
Edit: axes are exactly equivalent to swagger sticks/riding crops in the British Army.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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