Germany. A Fighting Knife, C.1940 GTRexclude Anne de Bellevue Military Hospital

Anne de Bellevue Military Hospital

KANDAHAR (Sepoy Sawan Sing 2nd Sikh Infy)

White embroidered lettering

the reverse inscribed “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE” (German - For Merit at War)

Germany. A Fighting Knife, C.1940 GTRexclude Anne de Bellevue Military HospitalMeasuring 272 mm long with the scabbard on, featuring a 152 mm long nickel plated steel blade, with a slightly sharpened edge and a semi pointy tip. The blade is un etched, but is maker marked with the logo of Anton Wingen, Solingen on the reverse, with light marks common to extraction and return to the scabbard. The thick blackened leather washer is at the cross guard is intact but sits loosely on the cross guard. The cross guard consists of a