Ax is used for general utility use in forestry work; it has a forged, hardened steel head, a ground polished cutting edge, and an elliptical tapered eye for the handle; single-bit, men's (dayton) pattern ax has a curved hickory handle and flat-top face for striking
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 6145-01-227-6525
NSN 5920-01-623-4260
NSN 6105-00-598-4910
NSN 6150-00-724-4947
NSN 6685-01-318-9063
NSN 5835-00-015-3605
NSN 6150-01-163-5448
NSN 5990-00-236-0831
NSN 6130-00-467-5014
NSN 5999-01-319-4752
NSN 5950-00-665-5103
NSN 5855-01-203-4719