Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath GTRexclude He enlisted in February 1855

He enlisted in February 1855

46mm x51mm

This is an extremely well preserved Luftwaffe Beamte (Administration) Meteorological officer’s uniform

minor tarnishing and fatigue to ribbon evident

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath GTRexclude He enlisted in February 1855(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 260 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 142 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!) in cursive script. The reverse of the blade is stamped with a makers mark of GEBR. GRFRATH, SOLINGEN, and as a transitional example, also bears a Reichszeugmeisterei