Original German WWII RAD Reich Labor Service Plaque from Sulzbach / Saar - Reichsarbeitsdienst Category_Spade Grip Assembly There is also a chip

There is also a chip out of the right scale where it meets the cross guard

VERY RARE being the first bayonet issued with the later very common M-1924 Rifle

with clear lands and grooves and some oxidation present overall

Of the compliment of 498 men

This is typical of a belt used in service

Original German WWII RAD Reich Labor Service Plaque from Sulzbach / Saar - Reichsarbeitsdienst Category_Spade Grip Assembly There is also a chipOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD National Labor Service) metal plaque, mounted on a black bakelite frame. It almost looks like it might the the lid to some type of box. The plaque is marked with the NSDAP Reichsadler, with the RAD Logo in the center of the swas (hook cross): a shovelhead, with two sheaves of wheat extending from the bottom at 45 degree angles. Below this is the RAD Motto: