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A long-handled ice axe. The metal head has a pick on one side and an adze on the other. It is stamped on one side with the name of the manufacturer, 'GEBR. PERREN // EISPICKELFRABRIK // ZERMATT' and on the other with the name of the owner, 'M. MC.FARLANE'. 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 originally had a metal cap around the end (now missing), and has a metal spike protruding from the butt. The axe has a leather leash attached to the shaft with a metal ring; and there is a metal band and wire wrapped around the shaft to prevent the leash slipping off the end of the axe.
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