Original German WWII 98th Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper Regt. Piton Hammer with Waffenamt Marking Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic service used condition World War Hakenhammer (piton hammer), which are used to hammer hooked spikes (haken) into the rock face for the attachment of ropes. Even better, it is definitely a German military issued Axe, as it has both a German Waffenamt inspection mark, as well as a Gebirgsjäger regimental marking! We’ve only seen a few of these before!

This piton hammer is offered in lovely service used condition, with a great patina that is simply impossible to duplicate. This is a hammer that was “really there”, used in the mountains during WWII. It measures 10 1/2″ in overall length with a 5 3/8″ long hammer head. The hammer has a 1 ⅛”x1 ⅛” face on one side, and a curved spike on the other. The head has a lovely lightly oxidized look, though we do not see much deformation on the head, while the top of wooden handle and metal side guards do show some damage from use. The head is also a bit loose.

The left side haft of the hammer is stamped HV, and under this it bears a faint Waffenamt WaA866 stamp. The other side of the half bears a regimental marking of G.J.R. 98, for the 98. Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment (98th Mountain Trooper Regiment). We were not able to find any information on the inspector marking, but the marking is definitely old and original.

Condition overall is very nice, showing moderate wear from service. There is a lovely light used patina on the metalwork, and the handle is in great shape. It still has a lovely leather wrist strap threaded through the handle, though we do not know if it is WWII period or not.

A lovely German WWII issued Piton Hammer with some great research potential, ready to display!

The 98th Mountain Regiment (98. Gebirgs-Jägerregiment) was a former regiment of the Wehrmacht, which was part of the 1st Mountain Division (1. Gebirgs-Division). This division was an elite formation of the German Wehrmacht during World War II, and is remembered for its involvement in multiple large-scale war crimes. It was created on 9 April 1938 in Garmisch Partenkirchen from the Mountain Brigade (Gebirgs Brigade) which was itself formed on 1 June 1935. The division consisted mainly of Bavarians and some Austrians.