Our Spike Hawk features a differentially heat treated and drop forged blade and tough steel spike. This unusual hawk is very popular with sport throwers, who admire its ability to deeply “stick” into wooden targets by blade or by spike - Effectively doubling the chances of a successful throw!
Specifications:
Overall Length: 56cm
Hawk Length: 23cm
Primary Edge: 8cm
Steel: Drop Forged 1055 Carbon
Weight: 750 grams
Handle: American Hickory1055 High Carbon
The carbon content and lean alloy of this shallow hardening steel make this a very sturdy material that avoids a lot of the brittleness commonly associated with higher carbon materials. Particularly suited to blades that require extreme impact resistance it is often seen in high durability large fixed blades and swords.