These are newer made German hatchets that are extremely close to their WWII German counterpart. Price is for one. We have added markings to the metal head and to the handle based on an original example. The German army used several different variations of this hatchet, so these blend in well. We cleaned the post war paint and gave them a panzer gray paint job. They need sharpened, but we will leave that to you as some people seem to be very picky about how their blades are sharpened. These are new made, but may show some wear from being handled around the shop.
Hatches like this, are great pioneer items and would have been issued to every gun crew or heavy weapons crew to help build the fighting position.
This was a project that I have had on my to do list for quite some time. Apparently I only had a handful set aside but I am glad I procrastinated as I only found the nicely marked original fairly recently. If these sell reasonably well I will probably try to make more but it will be significantly more expensive as the shipping cost and everything else will cost more than the hatchets themselves. Still, I feel that these are such a great thing to have around at events that it is probably worth the time and expense.
