Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Leather Frog dated 1939 - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Category_Spade Grip Assembly About four days later

About four days later

There is a screw through the pommel cap and two lateral screws holding the grip together

1 operational

The rifle has an issue date stamped into the barrel of S

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Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Leather Frog dated 1939 - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Category_Spade Grip Assembly About four days laterOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of the German Red Cross (DRK) Enlisted Man Non Commissioned Officer Hewer, complete with scabbard and leather frog. The hewer has a blunt tip, and edge, as it was intended for combat medics, who would make more use of the Sawback blade, which could be used to cut wood for splints. The heavy blade could be used for chopping, similar to the U. S. Hospital corps "bolo" knives of WWI. The