Original U.S. WWII Era USAAF Bomber Air Crew Crash Escape Axe - 42D8331 Martini-Henry Rifle and in China the C96

and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" (Chinese:

but the side and under surfaces are clear

Alsace Lorraine

From 1943 to 1945

There is no maker mark that we can see

Original U.S. WWII Era USAAF Bomber Air Crew Crash Escape Axe - 42D8331 Martini-Henry Rifle and in China the C96Original Item: Only One Available. In excellent condition, this is the real thing: a CRASH AXE used by Air Crewmen to break out of damaged aircraft. Heavy hard Rubber permanently attached handle cover with large curved blade axe head with spike protruding rearward. Measures 15 1 2 inches long, with a 7 1 2 inch long head. This style of axe was used by American (and British) bomber crews during WWII and after. This example is not dated, but is marked