Hungarian Axe, Fokos from the 9-10th Century

Nicely made and constructed stick. The wood is beech, I think, and while one of the lightest of the hardwoods, still is good for this purpose. The head is well shaped and one could sharpen the blade if they desired. The head is solidly attached to the haft, and there is a nice wooden wedge in the top of the haft. If used as a walking stick, one would need to do something to protect the bottom of t

swung this fokos once and it started to wiggle, when i asked about things i could do to fix it the wood splitted and the handle became unusable. probably should be made out of better wood. also the spike on mine came sharp. really unsafe trainer.

Looks great, fit and finish is fine. Nice handle. I have not worked with the head to see if it sharpens or holds an edge.

Neat little Fokos. Heads not so offensive looking or too heavy to use. Head fits great on a sledgehammer handle if desired.

Overall the item was well received 4.25 stars. The axe head had a slight wiggle to it, it was secure. For me was no issue as I planned on shortening the handle and haft the axe head with wooden wedges in a “t� shape (which I did and it turned out awesome). The axe head itself was well made. I should also note that the finish on the wood (I thinks it’s an oil stain) comes off