Pros: Construction
Cons: None
Replaced my SOG with this
I bought one of these about 7 years ago, right after they came out. I used it as a tool and daily thrower for the better part of 5 years, right up until I deployed the last time. I bought a SOG thinking it would be better as a part of my combat kit and truthfully as a plain weapon it probably was. However and this is a big however, the handle broke while I was in Afghanistan while I was using it as a breach tool. Fortunately, I'd thrown my trail hawk in my box as a play thing for back on the FOB. A little work by “Haji the holster maker” and the trail hawk became part of my combat kit. Handle never broke but windows crashed in, door locks, pad locks and hasps gave way, crates were opened, doors were hacked open and the little trail hawk is none the worse for the wear (not much paint left on it though). Never had the call to fight with it, an M-4 and an M-9 do that all too well but my trail hawk is now part of my kit. If the handle were to break, I could cut and shape a new one using just the head - try that with one of the plastic handled jobs (heck, try getting SOG to send you just a replacement handle…) I've ordered a spike hawk to test - if the spike holds up for prying, I may retire my trail hawk but it'll still be in my deployment box just in case. You won't go wrong with this hawk if you are looking for a real world tool.