Original German Pre - WWII 1938 Dated Short Handled Pioneer Wire Cutters by VBW Werkzeugfabrik GmbH With Leather Case Schwarzlose MG but it is otherwise unadorned

but it is otherwise unadorned

maker marked on reverse with code L/52 for C

overwhelmingly civilians who were murdered by Japanese forces

However the war in the Pacific theater ended before they arrived

on 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked United States forces

Original German Pre - WWII 1938 Dated Short Handled Pioneer Wire Cutters by VBW Werkzeugfabrik GmbH With Leather Case Schwarzlose MG but it is otherwise unadornedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The German Pioniertruppen (Pioneer troops) were equipped to accomplish many different tasks. Whether it was laying mines, building (or demolishing) bridges, removing obstacles or constructing earth re enforcments; the Pioneer troops carried the necessary equipment. They had a variety of different tools such as long spades, saws, explosives, detonators, and wire cutters. The Drahtschere (wire cutters) were key during