Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Arthur Schüttelhöfer Auction Archive the exterior bearing a black

the exterior bearing a black ink inscription of “VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN SILBER” and a maker’s mark fo “HERMANN WERNSTEIN

left side of the badge in shape of the snake (likely representing river Drina

Stitched onto the centre of the cap band directly beneath the eagle is an additional insignia consisting of a hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire tri-colour cockade with a red wool centrepiece

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Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Arthur Schüttelhöfer Auction Archive the exterior bearing a black(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 makers mark of A. SCHTTELHFER & CO., SOLINGEN WALD, flanked by a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and makers code of M7 13