British Brass Fire Axe: Ceremonial Issue U.S. Ordnance The hard shell black leather

The hard shell black leather case with heavy white stitching is excellent

Do not purchase one of these helmets if you expect to get an original German M31 liner and chinstrap

The Hotchkiss machine gun barrel features five large annular rings which materially assisted natural cooling and retarded overheating

Plainly never used

remember adult men were much smaller in stature a hundred years ago

British Brass Fire Axe: Ceremonial Issue U.S. Ordnance The hard shell black leatherNew Made Item: Purchased from the British Company that supply Brass Ceremonial Helmets to the British Fire Brigade these are British Pattern Fire axes as used since Victorian times but with the heads made entirely of Brass. Complete with standard beech wood shafts (handles) these brass hand axes were usually engraved and presented as awards or retirement mementos. Few only available, unmarked Presentation British Brass Fire Axes. Approx 14? in length.