Original German WWII RAD Reich Labor Service Plaque from Sulzbach / Saar - Reichsarbeitsdienst Category_Spade Grip Assembly It is listed in the

It is listed in the Doomsday Book of 1085 and in the Hundred of Grimsworth

with clear lands and grooves and some oxidation present overall

This is typical of a belt used in service

There is a nice decorative inlaid brass design on the right side of the blade

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

Original German WWII RAD Reich Labor Service Plaque from Sulzbach / Saar - Reichsarbeitsdienst Category_Spade Grip Assembly It is listed in theOriginal 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: