Third Reich Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) Labour Service Enlisted Ranks Hewer Dagger by Carl Eickhorn, Solingen, fine example of a later pattern RAD mans dagger with brushed aluminium exterior fittings. Good two piece light coloured stag / elk grip plates. Engraved to the front of the dagger is the original owners initials ‘E G’. Housed in the original scabbard which retains much of the original finish with the RAD emblem to the lower mount. Fixed bar to the top of the scabbard for the hanger to be mounted. Standard hewer pattern blade which has the motto ‘Arbeit adelt’ and later pattern Carl Eickhorn makers trade mark. Blade appears to have been polished at one time. Generally a good personalised example. Blade 24 cms, overall 40cms.