Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen Jr. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac dark blue pebbled exterior

dark blue pebbled exterior

He joined the Wehrmacht in 1934 as an army clerk

measuring approximately 213 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) unfolded

Records indicate he was presented Q

The straps both measure 48 mm (w) x 105 mm (l) and are held in place by an integrated loop at the outer edge

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Anton Wingen Jr. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac dark blue pebbled exterior(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An extremely well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 26 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. The reverse ricasso is marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and makers code of M7 51 for Anton Wingen Jr., of Solingen, in turn flanked by a manufacture date of 39. It sits securely within a one piece, nickel plated,