Cold Steel Trail Hawk 18

The Cold Steel Trail Hawk is a fantastic tool that delivers both versatility and durability at an affordable price point. Constructed with a sturdy drop-forged 1055 carbon steel head and an American hickory handle, it offers excellent balance and feels natural in hand, whether you’re using it for chopping, throwing, or general outdoor tasks. One of its standout features is its lightweight design, which makes it easy to carry during hikes or camping trips without adding significant bulk to your gear. Its hammer poll is also incredibly practical, making it useful for driving stakes or light hammering duties. That said, the only downside I encountered was the lack of a sharpened edge on the blade straight out of the box. While this isn’t a dealbreaker, it does mean you’ll need to spend some time sharpening the edge to make it functional for tasks like chopping wood or other cutting jobs. Once properly sharpened, however, the blade holds its edge well and performs admirably. Overall, the Cold Steel Trail Hawk is a reliable, affordable tool that becomes a great companion with a little bit of initial prep work. Its durability, lightweight build, and versatile functionality make it a must-have for outdoor enthusiasts and hobbyists alike. Just be prepared to put in some elbow grease to get the blade ready for action!

Decent tomahawk needs some work as didn’t come sharp . Looking forward to doing a project on it

Would highly commend, i altered the handle length by a couple of inches or so, perfect.

I've ordered it yesterday on 11th november and got it today,saturday. The hawk is a bit rough around the edges but it is fairly sharp right out of the box. The sheath fits perfectly and I am happy and satisfied... Heinnie Haynes- the best company and fastest delivery!

Good product surprised that the axe head was marked up as American tomerhawk company

This is my 5th Cold Steel Hawk/axe and the first that I haven't had to clean up the fitting around the head, they arrived looking similar to the photo to one degree or another. Considering how sharp CS knives are I'd have hoped for sharper edges on their hawks but I haven't found it to be so. I'm still a fan of them though and enjoy throwing them (badly)

Wow, this is my first tomahawk, so no previous to compare to. First impress, I absolutely love it. The head is small, so you think that's dinky, the blade edge is dull, the new rustic blacksmith coating is really nice, the handle is well shaped. Then you swing it, omg this thing bites like a rottweiler out of the box, tactically, it would undoubtedly'keeel', as a general tool, very capable. It slides in the belt and due to its compact form you could wear this all day long. It throws like a dream and sinks in up to the nuts with little effort. If you remember tradtional hawks are general purpose tool/weapons not specialised wood choppers like a granfors, then you will be amazed. Due to its compact form, in SHTF, it's perfect for combining with another or a spike hawk and wear on the belt all day with no issue.

As new, the hawk has issues - the head is covered in a horrible black paint, the handle is too long (for my uses), there’s a horrible foil sticker on the head, the head is loose, there’s a useless grub screw, the edges of the eye are really sharp and burred, so the eye digs into the handle instead of friction fitting, and lastly the edge wasn’t sharp. I read a lot of reviews and watched a lot of YT videos about theTrail Hawk, so I knew all of the flaws before I bought it and knew I would have to correct them. After a couple of hours work with a hacksaw, sandpaper, round file, mill file, linseed oil, and a custom leather sheath, the hawk looks stunning. A tomahawk doesn’t chop or split as well as an axe or hatchet, but it’s lighter to carry and use than an axe/hatchet, I find it’s better at finer tasks like stripping, feather sticks, notches etc, also the head comes off easily and can be used on its own, and it’s easy to make a new/replacement handle. For short trips it is my go to tool, as well as the main tasks of chopping and splitting I also use it for most of the tasks I used to use a bushcraft knife for - so now, for the trips where all I’m doing is making fire and cooking, the only blades I carry are the Hawk and a Case folder.

V. Light and adaptable, took the head off sharpened it a bit, Can be used with or without a handle in so many ways, Can also replace a knife if so desired.