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 5895-01-443-6066
NSN 5996-01-578-6955
NSN 5945-01-660-3910
NSN 5990-00-147-3144
NSN 6150-00-818-4787
NSN 5999-00-293-1718
NSN 6150-01-224-7496
NSN 6240-01-378-9813
NSN 6110-01-373-4269
NSN 5990-00-435-5920
NSN 5835-01-659-5206
NSN 5835-01-339-0542