# Metal o-ring axe loops are [[unacceptable]] on belts. Cloth or leather axe holders may be used instead, or alternatively the axe handle can be put through the belt. (Steve Etheridge 2004)
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==Master at Arms==
{{Link|Icon=Icon_Regia.png|Path=https://regia.org/members/docs/2015%20MaA%20Regulations.pdf#page=16 |Name= The Master at Arms Regulations 2015|Comment= for axes}}
<br> <br> <br> <br> ===The Master at Arms Regulations 2015=7.3. Hand Axes===='''General Rules'''<br>{{# All axe must be made from a white hardwood, preferably ash. Spear shafts, axe and mace hafts must be in a good overall condition and free from splinters and cracks.# All hafted weapons (axes, maces) must be securely fixed to their hafts. '''Dimensions'''<br>{||-| Max head size (in either axis)lsth:Officers:Master at Arms Regulations|| 18 x 12.5cm (7" x 5")|-| Min head size (in either axis)|| 10 x 50cm (4”x2”)|-| Max head weight|| 0.9 Kg (2 lb)|-| Min haft diameter|| 3cm (1¼”)|-| Max haft length|| From user’s armpit to fingertips3.|Hand Axes}}====6. Mandatory Rulings for All Weapons===='''NOTES'''<br>{{# Axe hafts do not have to be round however whatever shape they are they should still be lsth:Officers:Master at least 30mm in one dimension.# It is [[Encouraged]] to use a wooden wedge as opposed to metal wedges when hafting an axe.# If an axe is worn around the LHE a leather cover [[should]] be placed over the blade edge.# Metal axe rings are [[Unacceptable]], cloth or leather holders may be used instead, or the axe handle can be put through the beltArms Regulations|6.Mandatory Rulings for All Weapons}}
