BACKGROUND: Mountain Troop personnel were issued with specialized pieces of equipment specifically designed for use in the unique environment of Mountain warfare. This specialized equipment included mountain climbing implements and accessories.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Hand pick consists of a 26cm long, tapered, hardwood handle with a tooled, natural steel, horizontal head. Head is roughly 14cm long with a pointed ice pick tip to one end and a flat square hammer head to other end. Center of head has a rectangular cut-out through which the handle is inserted. Pick has two small steel panels that pass through the top of the central head cut-out and are rivetted to the handle to secure it in place. Head is well marked with deeply stamped manufacturers name "Stubai". The handle is well marked with stamped unit designation, "GJR 137", indicating Gebirgsjäger Regiment 137, (Mountain Infantry Regiment 137).