Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Arthur Schüttelhöfer Auction slotted purple felt medal bed

slotted purple felt medal bed

with less then 50 awarded in total

working at odd jobs around St

(WILLIAM MATHEWS

the reverse with a handwritten inscription and Marine-Feldpost mark

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Arthur Schüttelhöfer Auction slotted purple felt medal bed(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved 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 is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), while the reverse bears a makers mark of A. SCHTTELHFER & CO., SOLINGEN WALD, flanked by a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and makers code of M7 13