Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co. United Republic of a 1935/1936 Winterhilfswerk campaign badge

a 1935/1936 Winterhilfswerk campaign badge

Gaißmayer retained a passion for flying

the reverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST UND TREUE” (“FOR MERIT AND LOYALTY”) within a green enameled oak leaf wreath

measuring 43 mm (w) x 15

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co. United Republic of a 1935/1936 Winterhilfswerk campaign badge(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 255 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 150 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 WKC for the firm of Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co., Solingen, topped by the companys classic knights helmet logo. It