A long-handled ice axe. The metal head has a pick with teeth on the underside on one side and an adze on the other. It is stamped on one side with the name of the manufacturer, 'FRANÇOIS SIMOND & FILS // CHAMONIX. MONT-BLANC' and on the other with the name of the supplier, 'ROBERT LAWRIE LTD // LONDON W1 // MADE IN FRANCE'. It is also stamped 'Simond Special B'. The head is attached to the handle by means of a split socket and rivets. The handle is made of wood and is oval in cross-section; it has been varnished. It has a metal cap around the end, with a metal spike protruding from the butt.

• Width: 315mm, length: 905mm, depth: 68mm

• User: Jefford, Brian (1948 - 1949)

• : Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 1945-62 (1948 - 1949)