Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Hold This sturdy-framed shako has a

This sturdy-framed shako has a black leather exterior

A 1935 Tag der Arbeit badge

triangular ribbon with hook and eye)

Adolf Hitler laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Fallerselben

and also resulted in the division of the Order into Spanish and Austrian branches

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Hold This sturdy-framed shako has a(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A rare 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. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), which has lost most of its colour and depth, remaining only faintly visible. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of C. GUSTAV SPITZER,