Mountaineering Ice Axe, Ice Pick

Mountaineering Ice Axe, Ice Pick

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Vintage Swiss Ice Axe, Delpic.
A good 'DELPIC' ice axe, the handle is made from ash with a good serrated steel pick and with a wide adze. This is a fine quality ice pick with a hole in the head for a securing leash, a pointed flat spike and a metal ferrule. The head is stamped 'DELPIC, made in Switzerland'. A very good vintage ice pick in good condition.
Ice axes are multipurpose tools used by mountaineers in both the ascent and descent of routes in frozen conditions.

Dimensions:

Height 84 cm / 33 14"
Width 29.5 cm / 11 "
Depth 7 cm / 3"
Period

1900-1949

Year

1940's

Medium

Ash

Country

Switzerland

Signed

Delpic

Condition

Excellent

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