Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly The American bombers met fierce

The American bombers met fierce opposition in the form of anti-aircraft fire and and estimated 500 enemy fighters

but the fighting bogged down on 30 August

however it is mostly obscured by pitting

The Group lost 165 aircraft MIA

instead of on a pin in the wood

Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly The American bombers met fierceOriginal Item: Only One Available. A very recognizable but nevertheless a very scarce original German WWI bayonet. This is an original Imperial German Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet, often referred to by collectors as the DEMAG. These have been reproduced in India and elsewhere, but never matching the quality of this original German first world war production. The bayonet has a short double edged dagger blade of 5 3 4",