RMJ Tactical Tomahawk Demo - Warning, Blood

JasonAAC · Post by **JasonAAC** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:01 am

Not sure how many people caught it, but at the end of the shoot the guys from RMJ Tactical put on a demo downrange by cutting through the van.

The tomahawk performed flawlessly, slicing through the sheet metal like butter. Unfortunately, bare knuckles and bullet-ridden steel don't mix and you can see the result below.

You can find more info about the tactical tomahawk models at http://www.rmjtactical.com/

joshsc · Post by **joshsc** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:20 am

That's quite a lot of blood!

AngryFish · Post by **AngryFish** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:27 am

Is that an RMJ tactical shrike?

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:42 am

If the tomahawk did that to the van, and the van did that to his finger, just imagine what the tomahawk could do to his finger!

Post by **silencertalk** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:45 am

Gloves.

AngryFish · Post by **AngryFish** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:48 am

FYI. The link posted in the OP is the older site which does not list the new models. Link should be http://www.rmjtactical.com/

jakjakman · Post by **jakjakman** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:51 am

rsilvers wrote:Gloves.

ROFuher · Post by **ROFuher** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:53 am

I would love for these guys to build me a Danish Axe for aboard ship overseas. Let the a-holes try to crawl over the rail with 5 feet of RMJ hammer forging splitting the noggin.

JasonAAC · Post by **JasonAAC** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:57 am

AngryFish wrote:FYI. The link posted in the OP is the older site which does not list the new models. Link should be http://www.rmjtactical.com/

FIXED, thx

Gato · Post by **Gato** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:42 am

If anyone wants to PM me the guys name and address I'll send him a case of Spectra Gloves.

st33ve0 · Post by **st33ve0** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:12 pm

The guy who cut his hand is the son of the guy who does the grinding and a lot of the milling on the hawks. In the demo we used a Kestrel and a Shrike.

He's a tough character, but I see his dad with blood on him pretty frequently too, usually it's his own. I wish we had a crash axe or an Eagle Talon that we could have demoed because then we could have really done some damage to that van.

Gato wrote:If anyone wants to PM me the guys name and address I'll send him a case of Spectra Gloves.

Done. We are planning to require gloves for our demonstrators from now on and I appreciate it, Josh was a really good sport and asked Jason to get photos before he'd let us treat him.

Outsydlooknin75 · Post by **Outsydlooknin75** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:18 pm

Gato wrote:If anyone wants to PM me the guys name and address I'll send him a case of Spectra Gloves.

Damn aint that a hell of an offer right there.

st33ve0 · Post by **st33ve0** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:56 pm

ROFuher wrote:I would love for these guys to build me a Danish Axe for aboard ship overseas. Let the a-holes try to crawl over the rail with 5 feet of RMJ hammer forging splitting the noggin.

Oh man that would be brutal...I know Ryan's wanting to design an axe specifically for firemen, but he's currently upgrading the Eagle Talon and Kestrel first. I imagine with a pole of some decent material you could attach an Eagle Talon with the hole pattern set up right...hmmm...I may have a new project to play around with

ETA: If we did that I think we'd have to put a spike on the top of the axe and a swelled hammer on the back to make it like a poleaxe...one of my favorite medieval weapons

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:06 pm

rsilvers wrote:Gloves.

We were good until we bent that piece of the van back. I did ding up my knuckles and the tops of my fingers some.

I think an Eagle Talon would've probably been the best candidate.

We stuck pretty much to the kestrel, everything was soaked, and it had the micarta grip. The Shrike was nice and I imagine in dry conditions you'd want the Rubber/Nylon grips, but it was slippery, and I don't think anybody wanted to throw it.

The micarta wasn't rough on the hands either like you might suspect. YMMV.

ETA: I'd also say, the blade had no damage, the edge was dulled, but, it was in great shape, it'd just need a few minutes of sharpening to get it back to Factory New Condition, IMHO.

Outsydlooknin75 · Post by **Outsydlooknin75** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:13 pm

st33ve0 wrote:
ROFuher wrote:I would love for these guys to build me a Danish Axe for aboard ship overseas. Let the a-holes try to crawl over the rail with 5 feet of RMJ hammer forging splitting the noggin.
Oh man that would be brutal...I know Ryan's wanting to design an axe specifically for firemen, but he's currently upgrading the Eagle Talon and Kestrel first. I imagine with a pole of some decent material you could attach an Eagle Talon with the hole pattern set up right...hmmm...I may have a new project to play around with

ETA: If we did that I think we'd have to put a spike on the top of the axe and a swelled hammer on the back to make it like a poleaxe...one of my favorite medieval weapons

Hmmm make any that look like a Viking Axe? And Thors hammer?

Gato · Post by **Gato** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:25 pm

Gloves....

On the way....

They're washable by the way and we have smalls and mediums in addition to the larges.

ROFuher · Post by **ROFuher** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:44 pm

st33ve0 wrote:
ROFuher wrote:I would love for these guys to build me a Danish Axe for aboard ship overseas. Let the a-holes try to crawl over the rail with 5 feet of RMJ hammer forging splitting the noggin.
ETA: If we did that I think we'd have to put a spike on the top of the axe and a swelled hammer on the back to make it like a poleaxe...one of my favorite medieval weapons

Spike would be cool, but too obviously a weapon. A longer toe on the cutting edge would still be pretty wicked in lieu of the spike. I concur in building the poll (the butt that is, not the handle) to balance the blade, suitable for hammering.

st33ve0 · Post by **st33ve0** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:51 pm

I'll try to get some pics of the hawks we used so you can see how relatively unscathed they are

AngryFish · Post by **AngryFish** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:12 pm

st33ve0 wrote:I'll try to get some pics of the hawks we used so you can see how relatively unscathed they are

Awesome.

armoredsaint · Post by **armoredsaint** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:33 pm

damn, looks painful - look at the jesus sandles also

paco ramirez · Post by **paco ramirez** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:40 pm

Cool

st33ve0 · Post by **st33ve0** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:21 pm

Until I can get photos of the hawks used for the demo I'll post one of the Eagle Talon from the Modern Marvels spot. I've you've seen the video you know it went through some hell

AngryFish · Post by **AngryFish** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:17 pm

Here is a link to that Modern Marvels spot FYI. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZIO-6zYo3g

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:04 am

A few quick pictures of what the new ones look like.....

I carry a RMJ Hawk with me in my cruiser while on patrol. It is a solid beast.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:05 am