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LOT 2037

Estimate
GBP (£) 150 - 200
EUR (€) 170 - 230
USD ($) 200 - 270

SWISS ALPINIST MOUNTAIN CLIMBER'S AXE
1930S A.D.
39 in. (1 kg, 99 cm).

Traditional pattern steel adze-blade and serrated pick head with wing extensions and pyramidal spike and socket butt fitted to long ash handle; the blade stamped 'TH. BIÖRNSTAD & CO / BERN' in two lines.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired from Manfred Schotten Antiques.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

Accompanied by copy of Manfred Schotten listing.

CONDITION
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