Original German WWII Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 19" x 19" Tail Fin Section - Shot Down Over Metz, France in 1944 - Me 109 U.S. Grenades This scabbard is an M8

This scabbard is an M8 scabbard which was a common replacement for these knives once the leather ones became unserviceable

to the army's advance depots

depending upon the users needs and accessory equipment

This particular sword just came out of a very old Collection in England

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 19" x 19" Tail Fin Section - Shot Down Over Metz, France in 1944 - Me 109 U.S. Grenades This scabbard is an M8Original Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a fantastic piece of German WWII Luftwaffe history: an aluminum section of the rear horizontal stabilizer or tail fin of a Messerschmidt Bf 109. This was one of the two main fighters used by the Luftwaffe during WWII, the other being the Focke Wulf Fw 190. Material related to these two fighters has always been sought after and is highly collectible. The tail fin section measures approximately 19" x 19", and