Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Subordinate’s Hewer Hold Type II (1916-1947) (in silvered

Type II (1916-1947) (in silvered bronze

crossed silver swords on its original ribbon

the reverse is plain and marked “L/55 100” and bears a vertical pinback with a flat wire catch

Footnote: John Henry Whitworth was born on March 26

Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Subordinate’s Hewer Hold Type II (1916-1947) (in silvered(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Hauer fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved German Red Cross (DRK) subordinates hewer, measuring 415 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 270 mm long magnetic steel blade with a squared tip, sharply serrated lower edge, and with a fuller running the length of each side. The blade is unmarked and sits securely within a one piece nickel plated non magnetic alloy hilt, with the seam covered by