SS Studio Camo Photo...

[Edward]

A bizzare studio pic. Almost looks like a post-war mock up.

[Marco]

Wow, I think someone told to this man how he can win a Nahkampfspange

[Edgar Alcidi]

This since WWI.

True Tom. I talked about this with 2 paratroopers (this year both passed away) of the I./Rgt.3... They sharpened it for the close combat fights in the Neva area near Leningrad

[PBR]

True Tom. I talked about this with 2 paratroopers (this year both passed away) of the I./Rgt.3... They sharpened it for the close combat fights in the Neva area near Leningrad

Very true, E-tool were actually sharpened during WWI also and hanged to the belt ready to be used.
Also small pickaxe were often used for the Nahkampf.

[corporalSteiner]

v earnest shot. superb detailing...although a bright metal buckle counteracts the camo effects of the smock.