Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff GTRexclude sunning and light wear evident

sunning and light wear evident on the exterior

with a lightly textured black faux leather (leatherette) exterior

insufficient numbers of recruits resulted with the Battalion being disbanded in Canada and the enlisted men being absorbed into the 170th and 198th Infantry Battalions

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each with an original ribbon and brooch pinback

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff GTRexclude sunning and light wear evident(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ Members Knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, 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!). A transitional example, the reverse of the blade bears both a makers mark of C. D. SCHAAFF, SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms fisherman logo, and a