Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Hold (Sold with COA by D

(Sold with COA by D

1951 to April 18

triangular ribbon with hook and eye)

the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Hold (Sold with COA by D(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A rare HJ Members Knife, measuring 25. 5 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. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), which has lost most of its colour and depth, remaining only faintly visible. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of C. GUSTAV SPITZER,