WWII Allied Forces D-Day Invasion Combat Knife without Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items "Shpagin machine pistol")

"Shpagin machine pistol")

All in very good condition with blue/black finish and German WWII Markings

The jackboot was replaced by lesser quality ankle boots in the German army when leather became scarce in World War II

and is in about VERY GOOD condition

Fullen lost the sight in his right eye when he was shot by a German sniper in 1944

WWII Allied Forces D-Day Invasion Combat Knife without Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items "Shpagin machine pistol")New Made Item: These are reproductions of the extremely rare emergency issue cruciform bladed fighting knives used by Free French and other Allied troops during the second part of 1944. Originally using a 6 1 2" blade section from a French 1886 Lebel bayonet mounted on an all steel knurled no slip hilt. Issued in slightly modified British #4 spike bayonet scabbards the originals of this model are now very rare. A fascinating piece of WW2 Invasion