Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Frog by Bauer dated 1941 - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Russian Headgear the leather is still light

the leather is still light tan throughout and the deep black finish is still present on all metal parts

offered in very good condition: they don't come much better than this

arrived on the Western Front in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) at Cherbourg

Percy started in the Royal Navy Air Service in 1914

Kraftstoff 20 L (fuel 20 liters) Feuergefährlich (flammable)

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Frog by Bauer dated 1941 - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Russian Headgear the leather is still lightOriginal 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 1941 dated 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