Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Archive measuring 17 cm (w) x

measuring 17 cm (w) x 23 cm (h)

(Preußische Abzeichen)

An attractive left facing eagle badge composed of silver gilt

Audrey Joyce (later Mrs

and has been folded

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Archive measuring 17 cm (w) x(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A rare 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 of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), which has lost most of its colour and depth, remaining only faintly visible. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of C. GUSTAV SPITZER,