Original German WWII Unit Marked DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutches Rotes Kreuz Beretta There are also V /

There are also V / P / Eagle proofs on the breech end of the barrel

Regretably the extractor is absent

We can state as fact these knives were made to a specific pattern designed by the Quartermaster Corps

but they are not easily legible

Original German WWII Unit Marked DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutches Rotes Kreuz Beretta There are also V /Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the German Red Cross (DRK) Enlisted Man Non Commissioned Officer Hewer, complete with scabbard and leather 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 be used for chopping, similar to the U. S. Hospital corps "bolo" knives of WWI. The hilt