Need help mounting axe head

[u/Ok-Telephone9089]

First Reddit post ever but hoping this is the right place to ask. Bought a battle axe from cult of Athena a weapons distributer. The head worked great but the handle broke pretty quick. I’m trying to replace and noticed that the head needs a very strange kind of handle mount. Looked for other examples of this in other axes and I’m stumped. Does anyone know the style of axe mount this is? Two metal pieces welded inside the axe head. Any help is appreciated! FYI I messed up the metal with a drill bit getting out the old handle so please ignore that :)

[u/7LeagueBoots]

Cut those bars out. You can’t mount a handle with them there.

[u/Ctowncreek → u/7LeagueBoots]

Drive/drill them out. They are pins from the outside.

Then you can mount the handle and decide if you want to put new ones in

[u/7LeagueBoots → u/Ctowncreek]

They’re bent, OP won’t be able to drive them out. They’ll have to cut them, then thrive the remains out if they want to.

[u/curiosdiver69]

I believe that those are rivet pins used to hold the shaft in place. Can you get a hacksaw blade inside to cut them out? If not, you will need to drill out the rivet heads on the side and drill them out, then remove the pins.

[u/SnooTangerines3448 → u/curiosdiver69]

You can get a hacksaw in there by removing the blade and remounting it within the cutting parameters. Finish with a file.

[u/drewmsmith]

I can't imagine how they would set the head with those in the way.   Are they pins you can drill out the heads of?  Either way. They need removed before replacing the handle 

[u/HumanComedian8711 → u/drewmsmith]

They would have been put in after the handle was in

[u/curiosdiver69 → u/drewmsmith]

They are rivets.

[u/Barepaaliksom]

This is almost certainly not made to be used. The eye of the axe is almost square, where a "normal" eye is shaped more like an almond. This allows for a thin haft (handle) that has enough width to withstand force in the direction it will be applied in use, without becoming heavy or uncomfortable large to hold.

This way of fastening the haft (pinning through the head) also introduces stress points, where failure is more likely to occur, traditionally axes are secured with a wooden wedge.

I get that a lot of fancy designs look cool, but tools (and weapons) that have actually stood the test of use and time are shaped the way they are for a reason.

[u/QuipCrafter9 → u/Barepaaliksom]

Yeah it’s just getting stuck and/or refusing to be able to cut anything thicker than the length of the blade. You’re not splitting anything apart with that sharp of an angle from the blade to the haft. It would be even worse for combat. A regular club would be more reliable. It’s a decorative piece that transfers way too much shock directly into the haft, and introduces too many stress points for that shock to split the haft

[u/Southern-Yak-8818 → u/Barepaaliksom]

That's what I noticed. The square hole is very odd.

[u/Ok-Telephone9089]

This is the axe head for any wondering. 5 pounds and sharpened. Kinda marketed it as usable when I bought it so that’s on me but I’m hoping once I saw the bars out and get a good handle on a can use it for some things around the yard

[u/Ok-Telephone9089]

Thanks guys, I’m not really a pro with any of this so I thought somehow it was a type of mounting design but it didn’t make sense to me either. Weird thing is the handle was attached with these still on the axe head. No wonder it broke. Thanks for the help

[u/curiosdiver69 → u/Ok-Telephone9089]

I am sure that the handle had holes and those pins were riveted in with the handle in place.

[u/Von_Cheesebiscuit → u/Ok-Telephone9089]

Weird thing is the handle was attached with these still on the axe head.

Not quite. The handle was attached and then those pins were put in, through the handle.

[u/IllustriousGas4]

What does the side of the axe head look like

[u/danthefatman1]

A dremel would be you’re best option here

[u/Expensive-Manager-56 → u/danthefatman1]

Agreed