Ice Climbing Axe

Name/Title

Ice Climbing Axe

Entry/Object ID

1000.2085.5

Description

Axe, Ice Climbing

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Stubai

Notes

possible date made: mid 1900s where made: Austria

Material

Wood Iron

General Notes

Note

axe at one end, walking pike at the other end Designed for walking, or climbing, on snow and ice, this versatile tool was a standard issue for troops in the both the German and Swiss armies. It originated from a group of blacksmiths in the Stubai Valley of Austria that formed a cooperative in 1742 making metal tools and farm implements. The company was renamed to the Stubai Tooling Corporation in 1897.