Original German WWII Heer Army Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper Ice Axe with Wrist Strap - Waffenamt Marked Vickers MMG It is offered in good

It is offered in good condition complete with brass fuse cap and cast lettering on the side that reads (hardly legible) Trench Howitzer

but during the first days of NSDAP rule

This example is Serial #00256

This example does have the original British shell stamps visible on the rim

as the fittings were already available

Original German WWII Heer Army Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper Ice Axe with Wrist Strap - Waffenamt Marked Vickers MMG It is offered in goodOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful service used World War Two "Aschenbrenner" style Fhrerpickel (guide pick) ice axe. "Himalaya" Peter Aschenbrenner was a famous Austrian mountaineer of the time, and this ice axe design was named after him. While technically this was a civilian ice axe, Aschenbrenner was a Heeresbergfhrer (Army Mountain Guide) with the Gebirgsjgers (Mountain Troopers) during the war. This model of ice axe is