Fokos for comment

broadaxe · 10th November 2016, 03:54 PM

Proper, legit fokos etc. should have much smaller head than a fire axe, because of weight in daily use, speed and momentum when being swung for fighting.

kronckew · 10th November 2016, 05:23 PM

arrived today. head is very sharp point & edge. 734 grams inc. the 35 in. (89cm.) haft. blade edge is 3 in. edge to point of the spike is 7 in. (18cm.), at the eye it's 7/8 in. across, about 2.3 cm.eye is about 1.25 in. x 7/8 in. ( 30 x12mm). roughly the size of my french fire axe/hatchet based on the french boarding axe. much smaller than a USA fire axe of course.

haft is 1 1/8 in. x 7/8 in. an at the ground end is 3/4 in. so the above climbing ferrule should fit after i 'age it a bit.

just the right length for me as a walking stick. shame i can't actually walk anywhere with is as it very obviously an 'offensive weapon' that would scare the average british sheeple.

head is very tightly set, nail removed and it's still very tight, no wobble. probably won't re-set it.

kronckew · 12th November 2016, 05:22 PM

for comparison, it's actually a bit smaller than a pair of my other shepherds axes on the blade side, well in the same ball park i'd say....the spike side makes it a bit larger looking. and a bit more useful for a shepherd who might want to cut & hook a bit of brush to move it out of his path.

p.s. they are all roughly the same length, the steel one is not any shorter haft-wise.

12th November 2016, 05:22 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	for comparison, it's actually a bit smaller than a pair of my other shepherds axes on the blade side, well in the same ball park i'd say....the spike side makes it a bit larger looking. and a bit more useful for a shepherd who might want to cut & hook a bit of brush to move it out of his path. p.s. they are all roughly the same length, the steel one is not any shorter haft-wise. Attached Images

10th November 2016, 03:54 PM	#1
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	Proper, legit fokos etc. should have much smaller head than a fire axe, because of weight in daily use, speed and momentum when being swung for fighting.

10th November 2016, 05:23 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	arrived today. head is very sharp point & edge. 734 grams inc. the 35 in. (89cm.) haft. blade edge is 3 in. edge to point of the spike is 7 in. (18cm.), at the eye it's 7/8 in. across, about 2.3 cm.eye is about 1.25 in. x 7/8 in. ( 30 x12mm). roughly the size of my french fire axe/hatchet based on the french boarding axe. much smaller than a USA fire axe of course. haft is 1 1/8 in. x 7/8 in. an at the ground end is 3/4 in. so the above climbing ferrule should fit after i 'age it a bit. just the right length for me as a walking stick. shame i can't actually walk anywhere with is as it very obviously an 'offensive weapon' that would scare the average british sheeple. head is very tightly set, nail removed and it's still very tight, no wobble. probably won't re-set it.