Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade Auction Archive DEMANGE 1958)

DEMANGE 1958)

marked WILM between the arms

Dresden” on the revese

downward scallops to the front and sides

rim marked “A” (silver Austrian hallmark)

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade Auction Archive DEMANGE 1958)(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