Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade GTRexclude the Coldstream Guards were mobilized

the Coldstream Guards were mobilized at London on August 6th

Attached to the scabbard is a multi-link chain decorated with “skulls and bones” motifs

a worn pair

otherwise enamels are intact

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade GTRexclude the Coldstream Guards were mobilized(Reichsarbeitsdienst Hauer). A rare Reich Labour Service (RAD) Model 1937 Leaders Hewer, measuring 395 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 255 mm long magnetic Damascus metal blade, bearing a fuller on each side. The obverse formerly bore a acid etched inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES), while the reverse formerly bore an inscription of FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN KONSTANTIN HIERL (FOR OUTSTANDING MERIT