Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Archive Instituted 4 July 1868 by

Instituted 4 July 1868 by King Wilhelm I

manned by courageous deep-sea divers

Accompanied by its award booklet (un-named

dated September 1935

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Archive Instituted 4 July 1868 by(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