Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed Lieutenants Simpson and Banks fought

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

1942 he received the German Cross in Gold

in the sense of a body of knights who were governed by a set of statutes and whose numbers were replenished when vacancies occurred

(Legion Condor Abzeichen)

fourteen Miniature Airplane Badges (in silvered or gilt metal

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example By Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed Lieutenants Simpson and Banks fought(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