Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Knife, By H.&F. Lauterjung United Republic of A silver Maltese cross

A silver Maltese cross

some 100 in 1942

50 mmx51mm

in bronze gilt with green enameling

Pte Hanson was Killed in Action on June 26

Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Knife, By H.&F. Lauterjung United Republic of A silver Maltese cross(HJ Fahrtenmesser). Measuring 258 mm long with the scabbard on, featuring a a 142 mm long brushed (magnetic) steel blade, with an extremely sharp edge but a dinged tip. The blade is un etched, but maker marked RZM M7 6 and H.&F. Lauterjung, Solingen, with light marks common to extraction and return to the scabbard. The thick blackened leather washer at the cross guard is intact and sits tightly in its place. The cross guard consists of a rounded