↑ 083: Tokyo Top Scuoyer Sattel Guide

• Made in Japan [1970s].
• 830x305 mm.
• Weight: 855 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 34x23 mm.
• Fixed Head with carabiner hole.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and a slight arch.
• Adze: 85(l)x29(w)x2(arch) mm.
• Angled alpine pick with a pointed tip and with 8 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 160(l)x20(h)x9(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 61(l)x15(w)x7(t) mm.
• A traditional mountaineering axe with a straight pick.
• Most markings are in English, including "Handmade from Ni. Cr. St.".

↑ 389: Tokyo Top Silver (Silbern) Sattel

• Made in Japan [1960s–1970s].
• 760x270 mm.
• Weight: 830 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x22 mm.
• Fixed head with carabiner hole.
• Curved adze with a serrated edge and a strong arch.
• Adze: 70(l)x66(w)x8(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a negative-clearance chisel tip and with 7 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 145(l)x30(h)x8(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 64(l)x17(w)x8(t) mm.
• Doubly-curved adze with seven sharp, aggressive teeth.
• Massive tip.
• Adze-side finger is shorter than the pick-side finger.
• Serial number 17218.

↑ 167: Top Icicle

• Made in Japan [1960s].
• 810x285 mm.
• Weight: 900 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 34x22 mm.
• Fixed head.
• Straight adze with a straight edge and a slight arch.
• Adze: 70(l)x69(w)x1(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a negative-clearance chisel tip.
• Pick: 155(l)x22(h)x8(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 65(l)x17(w)x8(t) mm.
• Straight adze with sharp corners is ideal for step cutting.
• Serial number 47421.
• All markings are in English except "Pickel.".

↑ 270: Top Snowman

• Made in Japan [1950s].
• 775x325 mm.
• Weight: 855 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 33x21 mm. (Grip: 34x22 mm.)
• Fixed head.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and a slight arch.
• Adze: 85(l)x71(w)x2(arch) mm.
• Curved alpine pick with a pointed tip and with 6 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 145(l)x23(h)x8(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 58(l)x13(w)x8(t) mm.
• Classical shape with a slightly dished adze and a curved pick.
• Made from nickel-chromium steel.
• Some early Top Snowman axes did not have pick teeth.
• Later 1970s Top Snowman axes were completely redesigned and resembled the Charlet-Moser Super Conta.

↑ 395: Top Snowman

• Made in Japan [1960s].
• 645x285 mm.
• Weight: 795 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x22 mm.
• Fixed head with carabiner hole.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and a strong arch.
• Adze: 80(l)x64(w)x6(arch) mm.
• Curved alpine pick with a negative-clearance chisel tip.
• Pick: 155(l)x30(h)x7(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 60(l)x15(w)x8(t) mm.
• Moderately-arched adze with a moderately back-sloping edge.
• Massive tip with no teeth is primarily suited for self-arrest, not technical ice.
• Notch behind adze for looping the climbing rope over the axe.
• Serial number 1287.

↑ 278: Top Dynamic Snowman

• Made in Japan [1960s].
• 790x270 mm.
• Weight: 840 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x23 mm.
• Fixed head with carabiner hole.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and a strong arch.
• Adze: 70(l)x62(w)x6(arch) mm.
• Curved alpine pick with a neutral-clearance chisel tip and with 5 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 145(l)x26(h)x7(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 56(l)x15(w)x9(t) mm.
• Adze has less edge curve but more arch than my other Snowman axes
• Made from stainless steel.

↑ 248: Top Fresh Snowman

• Made in Japan [1960s].
• 840x290 mm.
• Weight: 830 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 33x22 mm.
• Fixed head.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and no arch.
• Adze: 70(l)x66(w)x0(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a pointed tip.
• Pick: 150(l)x22(h)x8(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 27(l)x13(w)x8(t) mm.
• Glide ring with adjustable webbing leash, elongated stop with two screws.
• Adze with curved edge and strongly-rounded corners.
• Straight pointed pick designed for cutting steps.
• Pointed, toothless pick is not designed for hard, technical ice.

↑ 394: Top Snowman Ice Bender

• Made in Japan [1960s].
• 750x285 mm.
• Weight: 840 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x22 mm.
• Fixed head with carabiner hole.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and a very strong arch.
• Adze: 75(l)x58(w)x12(arch) mm.
• Curved alpine pick with a negative-clearance chisel tip.
• Pick: 150(l)x26(h)x7(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 63(l)x15(w)x9(t) mm.
• Strongly-arched adze with a strong back-sloping edge.
• Massive tip with no teeth is primarily suited for self-arrest, not technical ice.
• Serial number 3831.