According to John Laffin
This all purpose entrenching tool was also used as a mine probe once the #4 spike bayonet was attached as well as a hand-to-hand combat weapon
The 24 1/2 long sword has a large Cleaver shaped blade of 18 1/2" mounted onto an all brass ribbed grip bag shaped hilt with a brass "S" cross guard
Models A and B were conversions from Flintlock to Percussion using 6
Original German WWII Heer Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge U.S. Uniforms According to John LaffinOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a German WWII "German Cross" in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Heer (Army) uniform. The badge is approximately 2 7 8 inches (72mm) wide, and is hand embroidered, featuring a double, overlaid, eight point, sunburst pattern with the top, inner layer, sunburst in matte, brownish grey, cotton threads, and the bottom, outer layer, in bright, silver aluminum