With its ground neck and medium-weight head, our classic hunting axe is ideal for lighter forestry work as well as for field dressing and skinning game with great precision. This is your new favourite hunting partner. It is also an ideal gift for any hunting/outdoors enthusiast. The name of this axe comes from Gunnar Ekelund, the squire who initiated axe production at a larger scale in Hults Bruk in 1870 - 1875. Features Wooden handle from American hickory, treated with linseed oil Convex grind edge The edge is sharpened, polished and ready to use Leather axe sheath included Blade Material Swedish Carbon Steel Steel Hardness 59 HRC Handle Material American Hickory Handle Length 20"/ 51cm Head Weight 850g (1.9lbs) Total Weight 1210g (2.67lbs) Grind Style Convex grind edge Made in Sweden About Hultafors - Hultafors axes are forged in a 300-year old factory near Norrkoping, Sweden. With a tradition of quality and excellence behind them, each of the 100 000 axes produced by the forge each year are exemplars of some of the finest axes in the world. Everything Hultafors designs is made with the assistance of professionals who use these tools for their livelihoods, so the axes’ utility can be maximized in every task demanded which is demanded of them.