Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout including Soviet Union at the

including Soviet Union at the time — aside from large amounts of 11⁄2- and 21⁄2-ton trucks

and decoration card with autopen signature from the Secretary of War

The buttstock looks to be made from fine hardwood with a lovely color and grain

so it was almost certainly made in 1875

the French Croix De Guerre with Palm

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout including Soviet Union at theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an very good condition example of the German Red Cross (DRK) Enlisted Man Non Commissioned Officer Hewer, complete with its original scabbard. 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 WWI.