Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example by H. & F. Lauterjung Auction Luftwaffe eagle clasp on ribbon)

Luftwaffe eagle clasp on ribbon)

its purported author

It closes with five black bakelite buttons (similarly bearing DAF insignia) meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left side

on an original war ribbon

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example by H. & F. Lauterjung Auction Luftwaffe eagle clasp on ribbon)(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 which retains some factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. The reverse bears transitional makers marks in the form of the logo of H. & F. Lauterjung, Solingen, situated adjacent to a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M7 6 for the same manufacturer. The