Rusty Axe

The rusty axe is a tool and melee weapon that was added in update v0.01 to The Forest.

Gameplay
This axe is slower and deals less damage than the modern axe, but has higher knockdown power and the highest block level for a weapon, similar to the club and the turtle shell. This can be used to prevent all damage from cannibals and mutants when blocking. The rusty axe, like the crafted axe, will chop down a tree in 13 hits (9 for the modern axe, 17 for the plane axe). It can also be upgraded and combined with cloth to add extra burning damage. Like all other axes and the katana, it can be used to dismember dead corpses.

Location
The rusty axe can be found in Cave 5 - Submerged Cave. The walking entrance is located here. The axe is found a the end of the cave, in the small area with decayed corpses trying to approach a crucifix on the wall. The rebreather can also be found in this cave.

If you already have the rebreather, you can take the cave 5 swimming entrance in the Geese Lake as a shortcut. Dive in the underwater hole and follow the path until you reach the rusty axe area.

Trivia

 * The axe head of the rusty axe is an unusual pattern, or head design, which does not match any commonly accepted felling or splitting axe patterns. This may be a result of the model simply being designed without much visual aid.
 * Despite its name, the rusty axe has surprisingly little rust.
 * Given its stats, the rusty axe is directly superior to the crafted axe.