Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Heinrich Böker & Co. Auction Archive 1918” (“IN COMMEMORATION OF THE

1918” (“IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 20

The Battalion was redesignated the "47th Western Ontario Battalion" in February 1918

faceted peridot

zinc fittings

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Heinrich Böker & Co. Auction Archive 1918” (“IN COMMEMORATION OF THE(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 245 mm in total length. It features a 140 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is a cursive inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), while the reverse bears a makers mark of HEINR. BKER & CO., SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms tree logo. The blade sits securely within a one piece, nickel plated magnetic metal hilt with a