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 5950-01-634-0677
NSN 5935-01-060-7611
NSN 5960-01-649-1341
NSN 5960-01-505-2426
NSN 5920-01-401-5315
NSN 5915-01-654-4812
NSN 6610-01-633-8931
NSN 5960-00-517-9359
NSN 5930-00-915-6586
NSN 6685-01-463-9153
NSN 5990-00-140-1159
NSN 5960-00-072-5874