Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof Auction the dagger measuring 352 mm

the dagger measuring 352 mm overall

Footnote: This badge was made in Brittany (Finistere) during the Second World War from tin expropriated from food cans

hallmarked and maker marked

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Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof Auction the dagger measuring 352 mm(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 255 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 140 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and sharpened lower edge. It presents plain with the exception of a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo on the reverse ricasso, flanked by a makers code of M7 112 for Carl Wsthof, Solingen. The blade sits securely within a one piece nickel plated zink alloy hilt, with a hooked quillon