Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife GTRexclude with wear points

with wear points

To be dated 5 May 1919

He was employed in 1906 as a rural postman in Swarkestone

with the paint finish on the core nearly untouched

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife GTRexclude with wear points(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in 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!). It sits securely within a one piece, nickel plated, magnetic steel hilt with a hooked quillon and intact black leather buffer pad. The handle grip is