Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen Jr. Hold Her volunteered for Wehrmacht service

Her volunteered for Wehrmacht service on 17 November 1938 and was sworn in on 22 November

While in Newmarket

measuring 45 mm in width and perforated with an array of ventilation holes throughout the forehead

Africa Star (WX44 H

In the rank of Staff Sergeant

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen Jr. Hold Her volunteered for Wehrmacht service(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), while the reverse bears a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, a makers code of M7 51 for Anton Wingen Jr., Solingen, and a manufacture date of 1936.