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While fireman used axes for the business end of their organization,
many also had dress versions which were used for parade and presentation
purposes. These dress axes can run the gamut from simple polished
nickel heads with black or brown wood handles, to most elaborate
etched, gold embellished beauties, some equipped with fluted ebony
or even genuine ivory handles, presentation plates and beautiful
lower escutcheon decorations. Senior examples were usually finish
in gold.
FDAXE-001-25971C
- FIREMANS DRESS AXE
This Fire dress
axe is a fairly large item, measuring overall about 17 inches
in length. The head is the style that has a back point which bends,
pointing downward. The head itself has a notch on each side of
it which would have been for theoretical nail pulling. The head
is held on by a boss fitting which has fluted surfaces. A screw
retains the boss fitting. The axes handle is a hard wood,
painted black. It is flared at the upper portion where it has
escutchen plates which run down both edges. There is a hanger
ring on each escutchen plate. There are also two plaques, one
on each side, but there is no dedication. The bottom of the handle
is fitted with a doorknob-like chape fitting. All of these fittings
have good, nickel plated surfaces. There is some age and rust
here and there, but, overall, they are in good condition. The
paint to the handle is still in near-perfect condition. Despite
its large size, this axe is fairly lightweight, as it was designed
for parade use only. A good display item with some other fire
related memorabilia. Excellent Plus. $695.00
FDAXE-002-26904
- FIREMANS DRESS AXE
This Firemans
dress axe has seen quite a bit of usage over the years, and does
show some age. It is the style which has the back of the axe head
which goes downward to a point. The obverse area of the axe has
the blade and the two holes at the top and the bottom behind the
blade. This axe is of all steel base construction, having a nickel
plated finish. The head of the axe is held on by a fluted umbrella
shaped cap. The cap is retained with a screw. Below the head is
a set of escutchen plates complete with eyelets and carrying rings.
At the center area are presentation plaques on both sides. The
lower portion of the axe has a ball doorknob shaped device which
acts as a chape. The handle is of a hard wood which has been painted
black. The paint is still fairly good throughout this handle.
As mentioned above, the plating shows signs of age and flaking
here and there. There appears to be little plating left on the
presentation plaques. Overall, though, the plating throughout
the other parts is about 95%. A good axe here for someone looking
to buy an original rarely seen item for a priced accordingly amount.
Good Only. $395.00