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 6320-01-607-1491
NSN 5945-00-866-8559
NSN 6105-01-537-5634
NSN 5925-01-608-2640
NSN 6645-01-507-9179
NSN 6150-00-451-3014
NSN 6620-01-513-8525
NSN 5835-00-034-4976
NSN 6685-01-519-2359
NSN 4140-01-608-4315
NSN 5950-01-134-5425
NSN 5930-01-124-5923