If you decide to buy an Empress second, you can be confident that you will be getting the same level of structural integrity as our firsts.  The seconds carry the same guarantee for workmanship and materials as all of our other blades. 
 
Cosmetic blade irregularities are primarily surface pores from the casting process or anamolies in the patina finishing process.  Each second has its own unique markings, and we do not have pictures of the individual Empress Tomahawks. 
 
Tomahawk head is cast from high strength silicon bronze
~2-1/4" talon blade is sharpened by hand
Surface is finished with hand file and patina
Head secured to either a 11-1/2" MOLLE compatible hickory handle or 13" hickory handle via resin-reinforced wooden wedges
Contoured to the waistline for streamlined carry
Scarred and charred for weather proof no-slip grip 
Weight: MOLLE Empresses are ~6-8 oz, Full sized Empresses are ~8-9 oz.
Each hand crafted tomahawk is unique 
Comes with a quick release kydex carry system.
Refer to picture to compare the full sized Empress (left) vs. the MOLLE sized Empress (right)