Lonestar Axe The Piglet

The Piglet is a great officer's tool. It has just enough weight to still drive a halligan bar and the handle is strong enough to pry against while you open walls and decking materials. As an officer I don't carry a set of irons, but this makes a great tool for an extra strike in a confined space and it won't leave me empty handed if I need a rapid forcible exit out of an IDLH environment. I am tall and was a little uncertain about the shorter handle length. After demolishing a commercial fire rated hotel door today... I know the tool still has enough length and heft to get the job done. I will not debate the slightly lighter head weight of the tool... this is a tool with a specific purpose and that for me is using it as an officer's tool where it gets used when needed - and it works very nicely when I do need it. Same quality construction and materials as the Pig (which I have also used)... but this is a smaller tool which is much easier to carry on longer multiple alarm fires and extended scenes.