Continuing our weekly series on vintage tools, we bring you a Vintage Estwing S No. 1 Hatchet with a matching Estwing sheath. The hatchet, which was (and is still) made in the USA, has beautiful leather grips that are custom wound by hand. When new, the 3-1/4" head and handles were fully polished and the steel was forged in one piece. The total length of the tool is 14 inches and it weighs around 2 pounds.

What gets us about this hatchet is that Estwing still makes it! It's now dubbed their "Sportsman's Axe". They also have a line of leather carpenter's hatchets which are nearly identical, except that they changed the head so that you can choke up on it and use it as a knife. These are tools that practically define the word "durable" and "long-lasting" and it's great to see a decades-old hatchet still running strong (though this one is desperately in need of some polishing and sharpening!)

Buy the Estwing Sportsman's Hatchet at Amazon.com

She just needs some good ole fashioned spit and polish!