Germany, Hj. A Late-Period Member’s Knife Hold and crazing in the emulsion

and crazing in the emulsion

with tape reinforcement of the spine and material fatigue evident that includes the loss of the bearer’s photo formerly pasted to the inside of the cover

and minor age discolouration

fronted by a helmet bearing the date "1915"

with a twisted bronze stickpin affixed behind the shield)

Germany, Hj. A Late-Period Member’s Knife Hold and crazing in the emulsion(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved, late period HJ members knife, measuring 250 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 145 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade is plain with the exception of an illegible and partially visible Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo above a similarly obscured maker code. The blade sits securely within a one piece, nickel plated, zink alloy hilt with a hooked