The Sapper's Axe is a melee weapon featured in the World of Assassination Trilogy.
Description[]
"A long handled axe. Used by Napoleonic military engineers. Lethal when thrown or used in close combat."
― In-game Description
Acquisition[]
- Multiple - Found in several missions.
Perks[]
| Lethal Melee | Executes targets in close-combat. | |
| Lethal Throw | Executes targets at range. |
Description[]
"A long handled axe. Used by Napoleonic military engineers. Lethal when thrown or used in close combat."
― In-game Description
Acquisition[]
- Multiple - Found in several missions.
Perks[]
| Lethal Melee | Executes targets in close-combat. | |
| Lethal Throw | Executes targets at range. |
Description[]
"A long handled axe. Used by Napoleonic military engineers. Lethal when thrown or used in close combat."
― In-game Description
Acquisition[]
- Club 27 - Found inside vodka boxes in the south hall of the Basement.
Perks[]
| Lethal Melee | Executes targets in close-combat. | |
| Lethal Throw | Executes targets at range. |
Variants[]
- Axe - A basic axe available in Hitman: Absolution.
- Battle Axe - A labrys.
- Beak Staff - A staff owned by the Holy Man.
- Hatchet - A long-handled hatchet.
- ICA Combat Axe - A modern axe small enough to be concealed or carried in a briefcase.
- Old Axe - A rusted nondescript axe.
- Sapper's Axe - An axe used by Napoleon's military engineers.
- Viking Axe - A Dane axe.
Trivia[]
- As mentioned in the weapon's information, Sappers were a French military branch used for building, fortifying, and demolishing structures, hence the long axe they would carry.




