User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: Who is Summer Rose?/@comment-10380701-20140809050503/@comment-24218038-20140809051335

Yes she is holding an axe, no one mentionned what type of weapon she had. We know Ruby's is modeled after Qrow's who trained her to use a scythe. As Ozpin said:

Ozpin: It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow...