Cold Steel CS90N Norse Viking Hawk

Cold Steel CS90N Norse Viking Hawk

The influence of the Vikings indeed far out-lasted the reign of the Vikings themselves. Its sleek lines and brute strength may be seen today in axes, hatchets and tomahawks. The Cold Steel 90N Norse Hawk has a curved cutting edge to facilitate easy cutting and terminates in two sharp points which are useful in hooking and logging. The top point may be used to execute direct chops. The Norse Hawk is like its ancient Viking ancestors; iconic.

Drop Forged Tomahawks
These superb tomahawks are precision drop forged from 1055 carbon steel. Drop forging is, without doubt, the best method of manufacture for any impact edge, particularly one with a cutting edge. During the forging process a metal ingot is heated almost white hot and then formed into shape in a series of progressive dies. The large steel dies are fixed to enormous compressed air hammers. Each die hammers the hot metal into a gradually more finished shape. The steel is kneaded and compressed into a completely homogeneous mass making the grain structure uniform and minimizing gas pockets or other imperfections that can ruin the construction of a hand forged hawk. This is why most good axes, hatchets and hammers are drop forged. These hawks are differentially heat treated. This means that the cutting edge and hammer face is fully hardened, while the balance is left relatively soft to absorb the shock of striking blows.