↑ 451: Prima Bergan

• Made in Japan [1930s].
• 710x300 mm.
• Weight: 855 g.
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 34x23 mm.
• Fixed Head.
• Curved adze with a curved edge and no arch.
• Adze: 85(l)x69(w)x0(arch) mm.
• Straight alpine pick with a pointed tip.
• Pick: 160(l)x21(h)x8(t) mm.
• Octagonal spike.
• Spike: 56(l)x12(w)x12(t) mm.
• Brass glide ring with adjustable strap, T-shaped brass stop with three screws.
• This is a small, elegant ice axe that feels light in the hands.
• Brass glide ring and stop show old–school craftsmanship.
• Spike is a square with flattened corners, and is turned 45° to the shaft.