№121304Red Cross Dagger

Germany, the Third Reich. The cleaver of the private and non-commissioned officers of the German Red Cross (DRK) of the 1938 model. On the heel on the reverse side under the medallion there is a patent stamp "Ges. Geschützt".

The handle is metal with two black plastic pads. The front cover is corrugated, "checkered", the back is smooth. On the front medallion there is an image of an eagle with a swastika on its chest, holding a cross in its claws. All metal parts of the hilt are cast as a whole, with nickel plating. The blade is straight, massive, single-edged, with a flat blunt at the end, like a screwdriver. There is a wide deep valley along the entire length. On the butt of the blade saw with a double row of teeth.

The total length is 400 mm. The length of the blade is 270 mm.