A tool, comprising: a unitary plate having a first end, a second end opposite thereto, a length between the first end and the second end, and a thickness, the first end forming a front end of a blade portion and the second end forming a rear end of a tang portion; the blade portion including a rear end opposite the front end of the blade portion; the tang portion including a front end opposite the rear end of the tang portion; a hilt member that receives the unitary plate and is located at a position on the unitary plate that transitions from the rear end of the blade portion to the front end of the tang portion, wherein the hilt member includes a front rim, a through passage that is configured to receive the unitary plate such that the front rim abuts the rear end of the blade portion, a ridge proximate to the front rim, the ridge surrounds the through passage, and one or more additional ridges proximate to the ridge in which the additional ridges are lengthwise from the ridge to a tab on the hilt member, wherein the tab includes a notch; the tang portion includes a first hole proximate to the front end of the tang portion, a second hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, a slot positioned in between the first hole and the second hole, a rivet hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, and at least one barb on each side of the tang portion in between the second hole and the rivet hole; a body that extends from the front rim to the rear end of the tang portion, wherein the body is integrated to the tang portion through at least one of the slot or the second hole; the body includes a first aligned hole that aligns with the first hole and a second aligned hole that aligns with the rivet hole; a rear rim formed on the body at a location between the second hole and the rivet hole; a pin inserted through the first hole and the first aligned hole to secure the tang portion to the body; an overlay on the body that extends from the front rim to the rear rim; and a hammerhead cap coupled to an end of the body that includes a rivet inserted through the rivet hole and the second aligned hole to fasten the hammerhead cap to the body in contact with the rear rim. a unitary plate having a first end, a second end opposite thereto, a length between the first end and the second end, and a thickness, the first end forming a front end of a blade portion and the second end forming a rear end of a tang portion; the blade portion including a rear end opposite the front end of the blade portion; the tang portion including a front end opposite the rear end of the tang portion; a hilt member that receives the unitary plate and is located at a position on the unitary plate that transitions from the rear end of the blade portion to the front end of the tang portion, wherein the hilt member includes a front rim, a through passage that is configured to receive the unitary plate such that the front rim abuts the rear end of the blade portion, a ridge proximate to the front rim, the ridge surrounds the through passage, and one or more additional ridges proximate to the ridge in which the additional ridges are lengthwise from the ridge to a tab on the hilt member, wherein the tab includes a notch; the tang portion includes a first hole proximate to the front end of the tang portion, a second hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, a slot positioned in between the first hole and the second hole, a rivet hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, and at least one barb on each side of the tang portion in between the second hole and the rivet hole; a body that extends from the front rim to the rear end of the tang portion, wherein the body is integrated to the tang portion through at least one of the slot or the second hole; the body includes a first aligned hole that aligns with the first hole and a second aligned hole that aligns with the rivet hole; a rear rim formed on the body at a location between the second hole and the rivet hole; a pin inserted through the first hole and the first aligned hole to secure the tang portion to the body; an overlay on the body that extends from the front rim to the rear rim; and a hammerhead cap coupled to an end of the body that includes a rivet inserted through the rivet hole and the second aligned hole to fasten the hammerhead cap to the body in contact with the rear rim.