Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Nepalese Cache Extras they usually wore tailor made

they usually wore tailor made versions

though it was overpainted with a darker green color

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and some areas of cracking to the exterior plasticized coating on the Shearling

Serial number clearly visible on underside of the barrel reads 38957 as well as a matching number on the grip frame

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Nepalese Cache Extras they usually wore tailor madeOriginal 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