Fritz Jörg produced ice axes in Zweilütschinen in the Berner-Oerland region of Switzerland during the early 1900s. They are usually heavier axes, and all are very well done.

Some of the first axes had extensive markings on top of the head, above the shaft. It seems that axes produced in the 1910s had pick stamps that included "F.JÖRG" while stamps from the 1920s had "FRITZ JÖERG," but this is not certain and so should not be viewed as a reliable way to date his axes.

Starting around 1930, the second generation joined Fritz making ice axes. Those axes are marked with "A. JÖERG." We do not know the full name for the "A." He continued producing axes at least into the 1940s.

Ice Axes

Fritz Jörg

↑ 269: Fritz Jörg

• Made in Switzerland [1910s].
• 945x265 mm.
• Weight: 1020 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 33x26 mm. (Grip: 29x23 mm.)
• Fixed Head.
• Straight adze with a straight edge and no arch.
• Adze: 70(l)x51(w)x0(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a pointed tip and with 8 ventral teeth mid-pick.
• Pick: 125(l)x18(h)x9(t) mm.
• Square spike.
• Spike: 44(l)x13(w)x13(t) mm.
• Glide ring with leather sytrap.
• This heavy axe feels much lighter than it actually is.
• This axe has a small head secured by copper rivets.
• Tapered shaft with glide ring stop collar screwed to shaft
• Leather strap is a replacement.
• Fritz. Jörg axes were imported into Japan in the early 1920s. This axe is one of the ones imported at that time.

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