Germany, RAD. A Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Owner-Attributed with Hanger, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Newly Listed of two-piece card stock construction

of two-piece card stock construction with a faux maroon leather exterior liner

the bottom bears the raised dates 1914-15-16 and the green makers mark denoting the factory of Hutschenreuther Selb

and blue enamelled ring inscribed DE REGE OPTIME MERITO

dated February 1959

On the first day of operations shortly after the attack had begun

Germany, RAD. A Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Owner-Attributed with Hanger, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Newly Listed of two-piece card stock construction(Reichsarbeitsdienst Hauer fr Fhrer mit Gehnge). A very well preserved Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) M37 Leaders Hewer, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade, forged with a gentle curvature, which retains factory original sharpening to its lower edge and Bowie style tip, and with most of its crossgrain still visible. The blade features double