Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade Auction Archive gold palm and large rosette

gold palm and large rosette on original ribbon with dual prong pinback

with a thin black leather washer covering the seam

rim marked “A” (silver Austrian hallmark)

Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps

suspension consisting of a elongated and ornate Thai crown in hollow silver gilt

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Model 1937 Leader’s Hewer, Damascus Blade Auction Archive gold palm and large rosette(Reichsarbeitsdienst Hauer). A rare Reich Labour Service (RAD) Model 1937 Leaders Hewer, measuring 395 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 255 mm long magnetic Damascus metal blade, bearing a fuller on each side. The obverse formerly bore a acid etched inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES), while the reverse formerly bore an inscription of FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN KONSTANTIN HIERL (FOR OUTSTANDING MERIT