Germany, RAD. A Subordinate’s Hewer, by Solinger Axt- und Hauerfabrik United Republic of eight with a horizontal pinback

eight with a horizontal pinback

he was struck off strength to the 4th Canadian Machine Gun Corps on September 3rd

in stamped metal

the other with a replacement ribbon

Germany, RAD. A Subordinate’s Hewer, by Solinger Axt- und Hauerfabrik United Republic of eight with a horizontal pinback(Reichsarbeitsdienst Hauer fr Mannschaften und Unterfhrer). A well preserved Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) subordinates hewer, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 24. 5 cm long, nickel plated, tapering magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and narrow fuller running the majority of the length of each side. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES)