One of the many types of the German ersatz wire cutters.

German WWI wire cutter

German WWI wire cutter

 
German Barbed Wire Cutters

German Barbed Wire Cutters

 
Ersatz wire cutters

Ersatz wire cutters

 


Ersatz wire cutters

Ersatz wire cutters

 
Ersatz Drahtschere

Ersatz Drahtschere

 

During the war, many types of wire cutters has been introduced. Generally the length of the wire cutters intended for infantry was about 33 cm. Length of this particular cutters is 50 cm, therefore it hard note to which units were intended.


There are visible marks of D.R.G.M and NICHT FÜR STAHL.

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