Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof Auction Military District 2

Military District 2

he had shown improvement

to wear over their Battle Dress uniform during the Second World War

the copyright is held by the Weltbild company in Berlin

marked twice by maker’s mark of Karl Fischmeister

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof Auction Military District 2(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