Original German WWII Unit Marked DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutches Rotes Kreuz German Uniforms There is still a name

There is still a name tag on the top

but is partly dark and definitely has powder fowling and oxidation

the rest of the 12th REI made their way to Limoges by the signing of Second Armistice at Compiègne on June 25

Made in the 1880's and 1890's for shooting indoors

Original German WWII Unit Marked DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutches Rotes Kreuz German Uniforms There is still a nameOriginal 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