Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By Louis Perlmann United Republic of constructed of white cotton with

constructed of white cotton with machine-embroidered red insignia

with Grand Cross miniature star mounted on ribbon

that he was Single and that his trade was that of Munition Work

Visible underneath the moisture guard are the remnants of a silvered mark of “EREL SONDERKLASSE” and “PRIVAT”

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By Louis Perlmann United Republic of constructed of white cotton with(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A scarce and well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 26 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. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription reading BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse is maker marked with the LOUPER trade name of the firm of Louis Perlmann, Solingen. It sits securely within a nickel plated