Founded in 1919, the Adler factory builds on four generations of knowhow to produce world class axes - Made in Germany. The cornerstone of today’s company was laid by Josef Schmitt when he founded a small village blacksmith shop in 1919 in southern Germany. His intuition and hand-on approach resulted in steel formed and hardened in a perfect manner. All aspects of axe creation were to his high-quality standards. Our axes today are fabricated with the same passion, exactness and high quality standards that our founder committed the company to 100 years ago.

Our factory is located in the town of Waghäusel, Germany. Our home is close to the Rhine River in Baden-Würtemberg, just south of the city of Heidelberg. All of our axes contain the “JSW” mark. The “JS” are for Josef Schmitt, the founder of our company. The “W” stands for the small village of Wiesental which is located just south of the current factory location in Waghäusel.

Enjoy the time in nature and do not worry about the right tool. With our axes & hatchets you have an ergonomic and stylish helper for every application. Whether you need firewood for a campfire while camping or hiking, for felling and delimbing trees or for splitting wood: Adler forestry tools won't let you down. Guaranteed - for a lifetime. If you are looking for a durable and high quality axe, then a forged axe is just what you need.