↑ 475: Kyowa Sporting Equipment Manufacturing Co. Icicle

• Made in Japan [1940s].
• 830x300 mm.
• Weight: 890 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 34x23 mm. (Grip: 32x22 mm.)
• Fixed head.
• Straight adze with a curved edge and no arch.
• Adze: 80(l)x65(w)x0(arch) mm.
• Curved alpine pick with a pointed tip.
• Pick: 165(l)x21(h)x9(t) mm.
• Square spike.
• Spike: 48(l)x10w)x10(t) mm.
• Steel glide ring with sewn web strap. Steel collar secured by three screws.
• The head shows refined forging quality with a sleek European inspired form while retaining distinctive Japanese craftsmanship of the Showa era.
• This early Icicle model shares striking similarities with the later Tokyo Tajima “TOP ICICLE” and “TOP SNOWMAN” series, suggesting a common lineage.