Germany, Rad. A Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Julius Krebs Buy Now When the Royal Air Force

When the Royal Air Force was formed on April 1

in an attempt to break the trench deadlock

145 mm (w) x 105 mm (h)

resulting in slight discolouration

No progress either side

Germany, Rad. A Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Julius Krebs Buy Now When the Royal Air Force(Reichsarbeitsdienst Hauer fr Mannschaften). A Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) subordinates hewer, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long curved magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. A narrow fuller runs approximately two sides of each side of the blade near the top edge. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES) in Fraktur script. A makers mark of