Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade Newly Listed the reverse medallion in Gold

the reverse medallion in Gold exhibiting the inscription PRO DEO ET PRINCIPE (For God and the King)

(Frontspange für Kleinkampfverbände der Kriegsmarine)

1911 at the age of 20

as one of three founding shareholders

scattered spots of surface rust evident on the reverse

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade Newly Listed the reverse medallion in Gold(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