Check the listing for details. Triple Aught Design BRANT & COCHRAN DIRIGO BELT AXE TAD EDITION. Condition: New. Listed at 525.00 USD. It is just a little smaller with a 1.75 lb axe head hung on a 17” hickory handle. The heart of the Dirigo Belt Axe lies in its iconic Maine wedge pattern axe head, weighing in at 1.75 lbs. Each axe head is individually forged to exacting standards, heat treated to a Rockwell hardness of 56-58 and honed until it is “wicked sharp.”.