Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof Auction flat insert on the reverse

flat insert on the reverse

Footnote: This badge was made in Brittany (Finistere) during the Second World War from tin expropriated from food cans

During its lifespan there were approximately awarded 237 Grand Crosses

the dagger measuring 352 mm overall

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Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof Auction flat insert on the reverse(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 255 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 140 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and sharpened lower edge. It presents plain with the exception of a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo on the reverse ricasso, flanked by a makers code of M7 112 for Carl Wsthof, Solingen. The blade sits securely within a one piece nickel plated zink alloy hilt, with a hooked quillon