A common single-handed axe used by poorer adventurers, this could be a weapon specially made for purpose or just an axe taken from the woodpile.
Notable Users:
A weapon with the Brutal property deals damage in a vicious and visceral way. As a result when you roll a critical hit you can roll one additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical hit with a melee attack.
A weapon with the Multipurpose property is as much a survival tool as a weapon. You get advantage on Survival and Nature checks.
Melee weapons balanced for throwing and dealing damage from near and far. Throwing weapons have a range increment in their stat block determining their effective range, and may be recovered after they have been thrown. Thrown weapons with the ammunition property, such as the dagger and dart, may be drawn and thrown as part of an attack.