Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Lauterjung & Co. Hold the scabbard measuring 267 mm

the scabbard measuring 267 mm

arriving in Halifax on the 17th

They served with the East Africa battalions "Exilles" and "Intra"

consisting of a document for a Wound Badge

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Lauterjung & Co. Hold the scabbard measuring 267 mm(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 265 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. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse bears a makers mark of TIGER, SOLINGEN, flanked by a tiger in profile, for the firm of Lauterjung & Co., Solingen. Stamped onto the reverse