Team 5 Tomahawk - Ray Rybar

Ray Rybar is an ABS Mastersmith who has been forging for over 40 years. He forged a tomahawk with the blade styled after one of the exceptionally rare, and original, Vietnam tomahawks later known as the LaGana tomahawk. Ray chose not to put his into service and instead, sent it from Vietnam back home to his father to preserve.

He forged details into the spike on the back and formed it into an eagle's head which represents Pointe du Hoc where American Army Rangers climbed to and disabled German artillery that would have proven fatal towards the D-Day invasion of Omaha and Utah beaches.

Learn more about Pointe du Hoc here: https://www.abmc.gov/Pointe-du-Hoc