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Originally Posted by Trooper
Billhook. Very common tool here in Finland and its also combat engineer tool in FDF.
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I carried one everywhere for many years as a surveyor. I've cut down sizeable trees with one, dig holes with one and cleared kilometres-long traverse lines of brush and saplings with one. All you need is to keep them clean, go over the blade with a bastard mill file occasionally and replace the handles as they wear out.
I once had a guy who had his brain turned off walk into the backswing of the hook and I missed his head by inches by going over the top. It would have cut his head clean off.