RARE SHW Fredrichstal PIONEER AXE HEAD WWII WW2 GERMAN HATCHET VINTAGE ANTIQUE

WWII German pioneer's axe head. Maker - "SHW - Fredrichstal". Marking "H" (Heer) and a year of making - 194... Probably could be cleaned better. I've never seen WWII axes from this maker before - extremely rare!

Rusty, but is in excellent condition. The Wehrmacht German pronunciation: ['ve???

Defence force' were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force).

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