Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath GTRexclude leaving Southampton bound for Canada

leaving Southampton bound for Canada on April 14th

engraved on reverse "EXP

82 mm x 202 mm x 90 mm in height

held in place by four dome-headed rivets

A 1934 NSDAP/DAF Jena Kreisparteitag badge (6-7

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath GTRexclude leaving Southampton bound for Canada(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 260 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 142 mm long 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!) in cursive script. The reverse of the blade is stamped with a makers mark of GEBR. GRFRATH, SOLINGEN, and as a transitional example, also bears a Reichszeugmeisterei