Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive with the owner's surname having

with the owner's surname having been blacked out but the initials "T

the German soldiers stopped at a graveyard

suffering a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right shoulder and back: the bullet entering the front

the shoulders adorned with epaulette straps

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive with the owner's surname having(Haumesser fr Mnner der Reichsarbeitsdienst). A very well preserved Reich Labour Service (RAD) subordinates hewer, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 245 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a Bowie style curvature. The tip and lower edge of the blade are sharpened, and a narrow fuller runs the length of each side. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES) in