We bought a cabin last fall and in the shed yesterday I found a Pulaski. Some call them a fireman’s axe. In faint letters painted on the handle I can make out the letters BFD. Looks like it has opened a few cars doors check out the edge!
OK so after doing a bit of research I mis titled this post. A Pulaski and a fireman’s axe are two different items. This is a fireman’s axe. A Pulaski has a digging component on the other side not a spike like mine has.
That is correct... picked up one a few years ago. Specialty tool, but sure comes in useful at times. Let me see if I can find any pics....
Yep, you have a fire ax. The Pulaski is work owning too. You can find vintage ones on ebay. I have one, and find it pretty handy. The grub hoe works really good, and you would be surprised how good the ax side works. And they are a lot better splitting axes then one might think at first until you try one. They are pretty versatile.
I used the fireman’s axe yesterday on some red oak. Not very long though. It is heavier than my 27 and it got stuck way too often. My 27 rarely gets stuck. I think I will freshen up the edge on the fireman’s and take it back to the cabin.
Fireman’s Pick Head, Flat Head & Pulaski The “Seagrave” pick head axe had a longer, straighter, narrower pick. Produced by the Collins Co in the early 1900’s and adopted by LA City FD and used on, you guessed it, Seagrave engines in that era