Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Leather Frog - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Nepalese Cache Extras The grenades are carved from

The grenades are carved from wood with the bark being kept on the “heads” with the shafts being carved down and covered in a lacquer of some sort

PAST THEIR EXPIRATION DATES

The interior is lined in brown satin rayon cloth (typically missing)

France was the site of a prisoner of war camp

Overall this is a wonderful example of a "battlefield pickup" or "dug up" M35 Single Decal SS helmet shell

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Leather Frog - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Nepalese Cache Extras The grenades are carved fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an very good service used condition example of the German Red Cross (DRK) Enlisted Man Non Commissioned Officer Hewer, complete with its original scabbard and leather belt 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 however be used for chopping if sharpened,