Object number
200409.3
Creator
Description
An axe with a steel head and black rubber handle. The axe head has a triangular section cut out and a spike on the top section of the blade. Stamped on the blade is a small square with "27N1" underneath. There is also an "A" stamp lower down. The axe was found by a French farmer on the 6th Airborne Division drop zone in Normandy. Originally used by glider troops.
Production place
UK
Production period
World War Two, 1939-1945
Material
Dimensions
- 395 mm
- Width: 190 mm
- Height: 28 mm