Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Eickhorn GTRexclude Bristol (1910)

Bristol (1910)

marked L/50 below catch

with most of the images originally taken by Heinrich Hoffmann

measuring 41 mm x 26 mm

17 mm (w) x 50

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Eickhorn GTRexclude Bristol (1910)(Haumesser fr Mnner der Reichsarbeitsdienst). A very well preserved Reich Labour Service (RAD) subordinates hewer, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 245 mm 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