Germany, Rad. A 1940 Dedicated Miniature M37 Leader’s Hewer, By Alcoso consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse with a handwritten

the reverse with a handwritten inscription and identical marks

one of only twenty-seven people in the German military so decorated

The cap measures approximately 248 mm (w) x 250 mm (l) x 115 mm (h)

stamped with a letter “B” indicating a replacement piece

Hand-painted

Germany, Rad. A 1940 Dedicated Miniature M37 Leader’s Hewer, By Alcoso consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse with a handwritten(Reichsarbeitsdienst Miniatur Hauer fr Leiter). A well preserved Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) miniature M37 Leaders Hewer, measuring 26 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features an 18 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a gentle curvature and sharpened tip. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES) in Fraktur script. The reverse ricasso bears a