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Were tactical tomahawks ever issued to the military as a weapon?

I just received my copy of the Nov. issue of Knives Illustrated which will be on the newstands the first of October. Check it out.

My article is "Tomahawks as Tactical Weapons". I explored the Vietnam Tomahawk issue with a former LRRP Ranger who was there from 1968 to 1969. I would like some feedback from this group about the subject of are tomahawks

For instance, I have a Navy Seal friend of 18 years service as a Seal and retired from the Navy with over 20 years service. He told me he never seen or heard of any Navy Seal carrying a tomahawk in those 18 years. This was what the LRRP Ranger of Vietnam era told me as well. Yes I believe tomahawks were carried in Vietnam and could have been carried in every conflict we were involved in. However, they were never standard issue and when issued were used as a tool and not a weapon. So buy the magazine, read my article and give me some input.

If you were ever in any military special operations unit who was issued a tomahawk, please let me know by way of this form.

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Comment by Clint Thompson on September 13, 2011 at 13:20: I worked with SF in Iraq and I know from two of the units I worked with the only edged tools and or knives they had were bought personally. SF did not issue a knife or tomahawk to each SF guy. The SF guys could buy a Yarborough knife once they graduated the SF training. If I remember right the knife had a serial number registered to the SF graduate. Most of the SF guys I met never carried this prized knife in fear of losing it but had brought it to theater and left at the FOB.

I was told the Benchmade 172 Tomahawk was being placed in armored vehicles such as the Stryker, Bradley and the like. I have not been told, till now, the VTAC was being issued as a tool. However, it would be my opinion they are being issued one per vehicle.