Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed (Legion Condor Abzeichen)

(Legion Condor Abzeichen)

some 100 in 1942

1942 he received the German Cross in Gold

Lieutenants Simpson and Banks fought their way to the safety of nearby cloud cover

Tarnishing evident on the two Sports Medals

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed (Legion Condor Abzeichen)(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 13 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The obverse of the blade bears an acid etched inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse features a transitional makers mark consisting of the logo of Carl Eickhorn, Solingen, situated above a Reichszeugmeisterei