Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Lauterjung & Sohn Auction one depicting an unidentified coastal

one depicting an unidentified coastal area

23mm (w) x 48

Edge bruise

maker marked "E S L" on the reverse

8 mm (h) and 37

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Lauterjung & Sohn Auction one depicting an unidentified coastal(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved 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. The obverse bears the faint remnants of an acid etched inscription reading BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse is maker marked with the classic PUMA logo of Lauterjung & Sohn, Solingen. It sits securely within a nickel