Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gustav Felix Hold Luftschutz Breast Insignia (navy blue

Luftschutz Breast Insignia (navy blue and white embroidered insignia

There are two short vertical straps with snap closures just behind each earpiece

and stamp was punched before two sides were joint

1884-1918 Issue

measuring 20 mm (w) x 26 mm (h)

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gustav Felix Hold Luftschutz Breast Insignia (navy blue(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An 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 of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse ricasso bears a transitional makers mark consisting of a manufacturers logo reading G. FELIX, SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms GLORIAWERK