Germany, Imperial. A Forestry Cutlass Hold size marked "7 1/8"

size marked "7 1/8"

a well worn

Scotland for further treatment on May 12th and transferred again to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bromley

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE UM DIE WEHRHAFTE ERTÜCHTIGUNG DER DEUTSCHEN REITERJUGEND” (“FOR MERIT IN THE FURTHERING OF THE GERMAN EQUESTRIAN YOUTH”)

near Burton-on-Trent in November 1944 and resulted in over sixty fatalities

Germany, Imperial. A Forestry Cutlass Hold size marked "7 1/8"(Forstdienst Hirschfnger). A well preserved Forestry cutlass, measuring 64. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 49 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip and lower edge. Acid etched imagery is visible on both sides, with the obverse bearing a central crowned German national eagle surrounded by arabesque latticework, while the reverse bears a drum and standard