Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath Auction lightly soiled overall

lightly soiled overall

consisting of a tied knot sewn to a pressed paper button

with his investiture date of July 16

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Kahnt’s unit

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath Auction lightly soiled overall(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 260 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 142 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!) in cursive script. The reverse of the blade is stamped with a makers mark of GEBR. GRFRATH, SOLINGEN, and as a transitional example, also bears a Reichszeugmeisterei