A tool used for chopping and splitting wood. Also used for cleaning land of under brush. The head of a single-bit ax shall have a cutting bit or blade on one end and a flat or slightly conveyed rectangular surface defined as the "top face" on the opposite end. All single-bit axes shall be furnished with curved or straight wooden or fiberglass handles. For items with one blade and another working end such as a hammer, see hatchet, as modified.
Classification: Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools and parts thereof, of base metal
NSN 5855-00-361-0167
NSN 5999-00-446-2708
NSN 5835-01-101-5857
NSN 5999-01-174-1311
NSN 5925-00-050-2938
NSN 5945-01-442-8896
NSN 5985-00-862-2532
NSN 5855-00-110-9341
NSN 5975-01-326-3006
NSN 6685-01-408-9672
NSN 5975-01-147-9196
NSN 6610-00-727-0882