Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Knife, By Hartkopf & Co. United Republic of (black and white

(black and white

Maidstone (1916)

A Cased Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 - Iron/magnetic centre

white metal cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened brass core (nonmagnetic) within a white metal ribbed border

all quality period strikings

Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Knife, By Hartkopf & Co. United Republic of (black and white(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An extremely well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 255 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 145 mm long tapering magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade presents plain with the exception of a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo acid etched onto the reverse ricasso, flanked by a makers code of M7 40 for the firm of Hartkopf & Co., Solingen. It sits securely within a one piece