Germany, Rad. A Subordinate’s Hewer, By Lauterjung & Co. United Republic of with Africa motif

with Africa motif

The album consists of twenty-four pages on a thick brown paper stock

43 mm x 93 mm

for it was pitch black and one was alternately walking almost at the height of the parapet and then down on the trench level

Germany, Rad. A Subordinate’s Hewer, By Lauterjung & Co. United Republic of with Africa motif(Haumesser fr Mnner der Reichsarbeitsdienst). A very well preserved Reich Labour Service (RAD) subordinates hewer, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long polished magnetic steel blade with a Bowie style curvature. The tip and lower edge of the blade are sharpened, and a narrow fuller runs the length of each side. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES) in