Original Late 19th Century British "Tomahawk" Naval Boarding / Fireman's Axe by Shand Mason & Co. with Leather Carrier Fusee Spring & Cover with a 13½ millimeters wide

with a 13½ millimeters wide green band

it was found to be impractical and possibly impede emergency egress

brass helmet plate

In the late 1930s the German Luftwaffe began training a Fallschirmjäger or paratroop force

The helmet is complete

Original Late 19th Century British "Tomahawk" Naval Boarding / Fireman's Axe by Shand Mason & Co. with Leather Carrier Fusee Spring & Cover with a 13½ millimeters wideOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice late 19th century British "Tomahawk" style Naval Boarding Axe, made by the well known Fire Brigade equipment company Shand Mason & Co.. This design first emerged in the early part of the 19th century, and was still in use well into the 20th century. It was originally designed as an improved Naval boarding axe, but it also proved just as useful with Fire brigades, and was used with both. This is a