Deutsch Maschienenfabrik AG (DEMAG) Duisburg ca 1916-18 Crank Handle bayonet - trench knife or Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch Or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet. These Knifes/Bayonets were popular private purchase weapons for German soldiers, because they provided better handier characteristics and were more useful multipurpose tool than that standard Mauser M1898 bayonet. The steel crank handle retains its original olive green paint, approx 40 %. The leather hanger on the scabbard is missed. Marked DEMAG Duisburg. Good condition
Deutsch Maschienenfabrik AG (DEMAG) Duisburg ca 1916-18 Crank Handle bayonet - trench knife or Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch Or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet. These Knifes/Bayonets were popular private purchase weapons for German soldiers, because they provided better handier characteristics and were more useful multipurpose tool than that standard Mauser M1898 bayonet. The steel crank handle retains its original olive green paint, approx 40 %. The leather hanger on the scabbard is missed. Marked DEMAG Duisburg. Good condition