Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Excellent Blade and Scabbard - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Flintlocks This example is well named

This example is well named under the brim:

This is a tremendous early-to-mid 19th Century German Naval “Dock” Cutlass which is engraved on the handguard NO

and the end of the blade was re-profiled into a rounded shape

The top is adorned with an umbrella of sorts with seven small stars hanging (one is missing)

so it does not appear to have been refurbished for use in the 1950s

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross EM/NCO Hewer with Excellent Blade and Scabbard - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Flintlocks This example is well namedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition 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 however be used for chopping if sharpened, similar to the U. S. Hospital corps