Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff Archive 23 mm (w) x 9

23 mm (w) x 9

he was awarded the Air Gunner Badge

the handle illustrating the Duke of Wellington standing upon a pedestal inscribed "Wellington" in running script

305mm (w) x 313mm (h)

a Senior Carpenter’s career cipher

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff Archive 23 mm (w) x 9(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