A group of axes

junker · 2nd March 2013, 03:29 PM

Hi, CC,
yes there is some confusion about this form of fire axes.
There are definitve fire axes but in WW 1 they were caried in field also.
I saw an Photo of a soldier who has one of them.
It will be hard to decide if one item was taken to war or not.
I heard that in the early days of trench war the soldiers take what they can get from home (specially knives)
Fireman will maybe take their axes often.
But till today I ve never heard of one with an official acceptance mark but in the Holder maybe

Dirk

2nd March 2013, 03:29 PM	#28
junker Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 140	Fire axe Hi, CC, yes there is some confusion about this form of fire axes. There are definitve fire axes but in WW 1 they were caried in field also. I saw an Photo of a soldier who has one of them. It will be hard to decide if one item was taken to war or not. I heard that in the early days of trench war the soldiers take what they can get from home (specially knives) Fireman will maybe take their axes often. But till today I ve never heard of one with an official acceptance mark but in the Holder maybe Dirk

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