Germany, Third Reich. A Reich’s Exhibition Of Productive People Damascus Blade Letter Opener, By Gebrüder Grah Auction Archive Private Perkins is commemorated on

Private Perkins is commemorated on page 484 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

and marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logos and maker code “M1/15” for Ferdinand Hoffstätter

with the number "26" in black embroidery in the centre on the obverse

exhibiting scattered light contact marks

Germany, Third Reich. A Reich’s Exhibition Of Productive People Damascus Blade Letter Opener, By Gebrüder Grah Auction Archive Private Perkins is commemorated on(Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk Briefffner mit Damaskusklinge). A rare and unique commemorative letter opener from the 1937 Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk (Reics Exhibition of Productive People) in Dsseldorf. Measuring 255 mm in total length, it features a 170 mm long magnetic Damascus steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription of SCHAFFENDES VOLK DSSELDORF 1937 in stylized script.