Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Japanese Field Gear with some overall speckling from

with some overall speckling from surface oxidation

There looks to have been attempts to repair the helmet in the distant past as well

The high amount of losses in the Panzer units is another reason remaining original examples ultra scarce

inside the rubber resting ring

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Scabbard & Frog - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Japanese Field Gear with some overall speckling fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of the German Red Cross (DRK) Enlisted Man Non Commissioned Officer Hewer, complete with its original scabbard. 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