Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath GTRexclude on black cloth and brass

on black cloth and brass plate on reverse

leaving Southampton bound for Canada on April 14th

engraved on reverse "EXP

82 mm x 202 mm x 90 mm in height

(Heer Ader Abzeichen)

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath GTRexclude on black cloth and brass(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