ssgmac Posted December 29, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2020 An older WW2 crewmember on a B-24 told me this was essentially a crash axe hanging in the airplane, no markings, really minty, have owned it for at least 30 years! thanks in advance Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgmac Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted December 30, 2020 The only pics I could find on the net where of GI Joe toy that was real small! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted December 30, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 30, 2020 https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/rare-early-unusual-axe-hatchet-aircraft-rescue-tool-forged-unsigned-mystery.235816/ there are a few online sources saying this could be an early crash ax...maybe civilian? but a cool ax to have but unlike any USGI that I have seen...the common crash ax here is a thread on the common crash ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted December 30, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 30, 2020 It looks very heavy and civi to me. Maybe it came from an an air base and that's how the aviation story was attached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted December 30, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2020 Could we see a photo of the axe by itself? The surroundings make the cutting edge of the axe unclear. The bayonet hiding underneath as well as that .45 also look interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted December 30, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 30, 2020 Is the axe 14-inches, one pound head? if so, it matches the specs. So it has a chance. Small hand axes, like this pattern, were used on aircraft, but not always a standard accruement. Another consideration is a tool used by crash crews, chopping their way into the aircraft. The latter was actually the intention of the emergency axe in the linked post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgmac Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted December 30, 2020 Compared to a standard issue 1942 US Hatchet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgmac Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted December 30, 2020 1964 GI Joe Crash Crew Axe Belt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted December 31, 2020 Share #9 Posted December 31, 2020 5 hours ago, ssgmac said: Compared to a standard issue 1942 US Hatchet... Thanks for posting those. Very interesting. I’ve never seen an axe like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpage Posted December 31, 2020 Share #10 Posted December 31, 2020 We carry a similar axe on our crash/rescue rigs, for battering a way through a fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted January 1, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 1, 2021 When I made my post, I completely disregarded the unique edge on the axe. I guess my eyes were fooled with it sitting over too many back ground distractions in the original image. The axes used during the second world war had a full edge, rather a typical hatchet or axe sharpened edge. They were not special, they even called them Boy Scout axes and all were commercially available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted January 2, 2021 Share #12 Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 4:48 PM, Jpage said: We carry a similar axe on our crash/rescue rigs, for battering a way through a fuselage. Could you take a picture of one of them and post for comparison? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted January 2, 2021 Share #13 Posted January 2, 2021 I was curious at the similar edge in the GI Joe gear image. They had to get that idea from somewhere. Wonder if that was a later type axe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted January 2, 2021 Share #14 Posted January 2, 2021 38 minutes ago, dmar836 said: I was curious at the similar edge in the GI Joe gear image. They had to get that idea from somewhere. Wonder if that was a later type axe? It’s interesting to see how many uniforms, equipment, and vehicles Hasbro used as inspiration for the GI Joe line of toys, especially the “3 inch” era figures of the 1980’s and 90’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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