Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen Jr. GTRexclude for IX Years

for IX Years

naming is next-of-kin as his mother

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with stick pin

A matching stickpin

The medal was awarded to Merchant Navy personnel only

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen Jr. GTRexclude for IX Years(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 Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, a makers code of M7 51 for Anton Wingen Jr., Solingen, and a manufacture date of 1936.