Germany, Hj. A Late-Period Member’s Knife Hold informally known as the St

informally known as the St

and crazing in the emulsion

and minor age discolouration

measuring 103 mm x 49 mm

Germany, Hj. A Late-Period Member’s Knife Hold informally known as the St(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved, late period HJ members knife, measuring 250 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 145 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade is plain with the exception of an illegible and partially visible Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo above a similarly obscured maker code. The blade sits securely within a one piece, nickel plated, zink alloy hilt with a hooked