Gerber has started shipping the Downrange Tomahawk. Designed for breaching, the axe head’s beveled edge is capable of going through walls as well as doors. The backside of the axe head functions as a hammer for getting through hinges, doorknobs and other obstacles. And, the pry bar at the end of the handle, controlled by a cut away grip in the axe head, offers considerable leverage.
“The Downrange Tomahawk is another product of Gerber’s close relationship with the US Armed Forces,” said Andrew Gritzbaugh, Marketing Manager for Gerber. “By collaborating with a variety of experienced professionals we’ve developed a tool that accomplishes multiple forced entry tasks, reduces the number of tools carried and ultimately lightens the load. This product accomplishes our mission of providing the warfighter with better battlefield solutions.”
The Downrange Tomahawk includes a MOLLE-compatible sheath and Kydex blade cover for safe carry and fast, unrestrained deployment.
You can see the Downrange Tomahawk we first mentioned during last summer’s Outdoor Retailer as well as other Gerber products at Warrior Expo in Virginia Beach 11-12 July.
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I received mine from BotachTactical ~2 months ago.
How does it work? Is it worth the money?
The G-10 scales feel great. It’s light weight seems pretty solid. My only complaint is the edge doesn’t come sharpened.
Looks great but a bit pricey to me. How in the world is the average joe suppose to afford all this high end gear…. surely there’s a company that makes quality stuff without the absurd price tags attached to it.
Buy a simple cheap camp hatchet. Doesn’t look as cool, but they work like a charm. You can buy a very nice hatchet under $50 from any hardware or camping store. Estwing makes really nice ones and they sell under $40 all day long, they just don’t call it tactical and it doesn’t have a pry bar handle…. It may weigh a little more, and not look as cool but it also doesn’t cost $250+
Reducing weight costs money, but with lower weight also (usually) comes reduced durability. Also, that Gerber handle looks like it has zero flex or vibration dampening ability so you better have a dang good pair of gloves if you start really swinging at anything that’s solid. The joy of a real hatchet or camp axe is its actually designed to be used as a cutting tool and not destroy the users hand nerves. So if money is your concern, you can buy a much better cutting tool for a lot less money, it’s just might weigh a little more and not have all the functionality.
so ive done a review of a lot of tomahawks and i might have to check this one out next. this one from gerber is definately charging for the name. check out my site http://www.besttacticaltomahawk.com to see a whole bunch of tomahawks.