Original German Pre-WWII RAD Labor Corps Enlisted Mans Hewer by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard British Ordnance the squadron returned to MCAS

the squadron returned to MCAS El Toro

The mle 1897 was a revolutionary breech-loading artillery piece that combined a Nordenfelt eccentric screw breech

The Pistol has all brass mounts and is 14 inches in overall length

not that far from the last serial number produced

so it may have decomposed over the past 70+ years

Original German Pre-WWII RAD Labor Corps Enlisted Mans Hewer by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard British Ordnance the squadron returned to MCASOriginal Item: Only One Available: This German Enlisted Man's RAD Hewer is in very nice condition, with very nice plated steel mounts on the scabbard. The crossguard has a fine, curled quillon, and it appears as though some of the the original darkening is in the grooves of the quillon. The nickel plating on the hilt has been well maintained and is still bright, showing just a bit of oxidation speckling where it has worn through. There are a few areas