I have no experience with Hultafors, but I have the same pattern axe made by Lennart Pettersson of Gransfors Bruks. I bought it in Sweden and flew back with it strapped to the side of my pack in 1998. It is a beautiful tool and a fine souvenir. It's not something that I would have ordered sight-unseen. I selected mine and a broad axe after handling numerous. Each is a bit unique, as they are hand made and bear the maker's initials. I'm not sure if this is the case with Hultafors. Gransfors Bruks Axes are kind of like Cooper Rifles, you'd prefer to see the actual rifle you are buying rather than just buying one blindly by model and specification out of a dealer's inventory. Each is unique in its forging, hafting and finishing. Not that this isn't true of every axe, but there is so much more detail and character in Swedish hand forged/and finished axes, that it becomes relevant. This is part of their charm.