Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz German Military Maps reaching over an incomplete puzzle

reaching over an incomplete puzzle while placing the last piece

with very little wear at all

and insisted we maintain our position

Storch production was shifted to the Leichtbau Budweis in Budweis in 1943

The engraving on top of the barrel is still fully clear:

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz German Military Maps reaching over an incomplete puzzleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an very nice service worn example of the German Red Cross (DRK) Enlisted Man Non Commissioned Officer Hewer, complete with scabbard and 1941 dated leather frog. 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