Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example, by Arthur Schüttelhöfer Republic of It is not a victory

It is not a victory often celebrated

pinned with matching Totenkopf devices

at the age of 23

(Kyffhäuserbund Armband)

with a celluloid button

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example, by Arthur Schüttelhöfer Republic of It is not a victory(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 26 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains some factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse bears a makers mark of A. SCHTTELHFER, SOLINGEN WALD for the firm of Arthur Schttelhfer, flanked