Swiss pickaxe with carrier, surplus
If there's a country where they've always made very vintage-inspired, "Man, Beard & Flannel shirt" kind of stuff, it's Switzerland. This mountain pickaxe is a genuine army issue item with a beautiful ol' leather carrier.
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If there's a country where they've always made very vintage-inspired, "Man, Beard & Flannel shirt" kind of stuff, it's Switzerland. This mountain pickaxe is a genuine army issue item with a beautiful ol' leather carrier.
A pickaxe is a handy thing to have when you have to dig into the rocky or otherwise hard ground - turn the blade around and you have a chisel-like edge for cutting roots. When there's one guy with a pickaxe and one guy with a shovel, digging foxholes is a breeze! Try it!
You probably don't actually need a pickaxe in your everyday life, but you'll want this as a motivational wall hanger: scaling a mountain is sometimes hard using just your hands.
Made of steel and wood. Length about 50 cm / 19.5", weight 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs.
Included is a very, very nice looking leather carrier which also has a handy belt loop to keep the pickaxe at reach all the time.
Genuine Swiss army kit
Old, used, in nice shape overall. However, we wouldn't really recommend taking this with you for the actual mountain climbing business. The pickaxes and the carriers are usually dirty after decades of storage (the carrier of the pictured example was dated 1943!), so some wiping and greasing will do wonders.
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6 ratings
Bryan M. 10.05.2019 Verified purchase
I put boot leather Nikwax on the leather sheath and it looks good as new. Really handy tool in the garden.
Daniel S. 19.05.2019 Verified purchase
Aatos P. 15.12.2019 ⚠ Unverified purchase
David G. 19.11.2021 Verified purchase
Would have given it the full 5 stars but the long strap across the top of the leather carrier was snapped when it arrived, not entirely sure if it may be possible to jerry rig (in true military fashion) or bodge (in true shoestring military fashion) a repair as its a rather narrow strap, but more feasible than finding a new carrier given the overall scarcity of any part of this tool.
Morgan B. 10.12.2021 Verified purchase
The head on mine is stamped 39, has no dings, and still has almost all of its paint. The wood is a bit rougher and a little loose fitting. After I clean it up and re-oil it I'll try setting it a bit deeper but it's pretty close to the end so we will have to see. Worst case scenario, I can always stick a wedge in it. The leather holder was dated 47 and is labelled A.PILLOUD-FILG BASEL. It's pretty decent for its age, but the stitching on the pick end is mostly gone from years of poking and the top of the belt loop looks thin and cracked where it was folded flat. It works for now, but realistically, if you carry it on your belt a lot it is liable to eventually fail.
Chris S. 02.01.2022 Verified purchase
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