Original German WWII Wood Handle Nahkampfmesser Trench Fighting Knife with Steel Boot Scabbard British Bayonets Ia Drang set the blueprint

Ia Drang set the blueprint for the Vietnam War with the Americans relying on air mobility

and they seem to have been made in a variety of configurations

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet still retains some of the original lightly textured Luftwaffe Fliegerblau (flyer's blue) paint

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Original German WWII Wood Handle Nahkampfmesser Trench Fighting Knife with Steel Boot Scabbard British Bayonets Ia Drang set the blueprintOriginal Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a single edged spear point blade, this is an original German WWII Nahkampfmesser close fighting knife, with a steel boot scabbard and lovely patina of age. This basic design was used by Imperial German in WWI, and was popular during WWII as well. Many WWI knives were even reissued for WWII, however this definitely is a WWII production example, indicated by the shape and style of the grips. In very good