Germany, Imperial. A Forestry Cutlass Hold United States Army Air Forces

United States Army Air Forces was awarded the Silver Star

near Burton-on-Trent in November 1944 and resulted in over sixty fatalities

5 mm and 35

size marked "7 1/8"

Germany, Imperial. A Forestry Cutlass Hold United States Army Air Forces(Forstdienst Hirschfnger). A well preserved Forestry cutlass, measuring 64. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 49 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip and lower edge. Acid etched imagery is visible on both sides, with the obverse bearing a central crowned German national eagle surrounded by arabesque latticework, while the reverse bears a drum and standard