Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff Archive 305mm (w) x 313mm (h)

305mm (w) x 313mm (h)

First National Census Commemorative Medal: instituted in 1921

with a central Kyffhäuse League insignia in the form of a white cotton shield trimmed with black piping

he was awarded the Air Gunner Badge

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff Archive 305mm (w) x 313mm (h)(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 260 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 145 mm long polished 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!). The reverse bears a makers mark of C. D. SCHAAFF, SOLINGEN, flanked by a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code of M7 56 for the same