↑ 500: Th. Björnstad & Co.

• Made in Japan [ca. 1930].
• 1055x310 mm.
• Weight: 1135 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x25 mm. (Grip: 31x24 mm.)
• Fixed head.
• Straight adze with a straight edge and no arch.
• Adze: 80(l)x66(w)x0(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a pointed tip and with 6 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 150(l)x21(h)x8(t) mm.
• Square spike.
• Spike: 63(l)x12(w)x9(t) mm.
• A heavy axe with a large head and tapered shaft, giving it a hefty swing weight.
• Classical flat adze and pointed pick designed for step cutting.
• While the blacksmith who crafted this axe is not known, examination suggests that it was the work of the Andenmatten brothers.