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Pros: Balance, Construction, Handle Material, Head Material
Cons: None
A Tale of Two Tomahawks! (That sounds like a sexy adventure novel)
Behold the Browning Black Label Wihongi Shock & Awe!People have extolled the virtues of the Browning Wihongi to my for some years but I had purchased the Jenny Wren 10" tomahawk several years ago & had been more than a little under-whelmed by it.The biggest downside of the 'full tang' tomahawk being that its balance is completely different from traditional, wood hafted units as well as the hand shock when using for traditional woodslore hatchet tasks, is dramatic if not downright uncomfortable.Well-P! As a perpetual student of weaponry I had finally decided that if I found a Wihongi on sale I'd pull the trigger & a breaching hatchet / tool / tomahawk / pry bar was also on the menu - if I could find one that wasn't a $300 RMJ or similar.Enter KnifeCenter of the Internet!Where the green Shock & Awe was ON SALE for WAAAAYYYY LESS than the usual tariff - & its green instead of the usual black, which I like. "So... "Follow me to your new home, tomahawk puppy."This Hawk is REALLY WELL BALANCED! I'm a 61 yr old Martial Artist & this is for that ongoing training! Absolutely exceptional.The paracord handle wrap is done quite well, offers serious grip security as well as tactile indication, due to the criss-cross ridge on the right hand palm side, of the hawk's blade orientation. I will adjust the final segment because I practice punjo/pommel strikes (A Lot!), to better expose the pommel, but otherwise - Well Done!All the sharp bits are sharp enuf & the pointy bits pointy enuf to make it very functional - the blade specifically is sharp enuf to draw blood with the slightest pressure on the edge's peak & beard - as it should be.Only time & testing will tell further.In the meantime, this has impressed me already, just in its handling qualities, which are stellar.Always learning! Always training!BRAVO ZULU, Browning!Corpsman Out
