Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed 1942 he received the German

1942 he received the German Cross in Gold

stamped oval shaped tombac

Lieutenants Simpson and Banks fought their way to the safety of nearby cloud cover

5 mm (w) x 15 mm (h) each

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed 1942 he received the German(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 13 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The obverse of the blade bears an acid etched inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse features a transitional makers mark consisting of the logo of Carl Eickhorn, Solingen, situated above a Reichszeugmeisterei