Germany, Rad. A Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Julius Krebs GTRexclude numbered 11793

numbered 11793

severed interior fabric hinge cover

substituted for the silver aluminum wire formerly indicating Officer status

engraved "RUSSELL BROADNIX" in capitals on the reverse

stacked Bronze Grade

Germany, Rad. A Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Julius Krebs GTRexclude numbered 11793(Reichsarbeitsdienst Hauer fr Mannschaften). A Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) subordinates hewer, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long curved magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. A narrow fuller runs approximately two sides of each side of the blade near the top edge. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES) in Fraktur script. A makers mark of