Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example, by Lauterjung & Co. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 383 mm in total

measuring 383 mm in total length

and fought with distinction against the French in the Napoleonic Wars

without the rays between the cross arms

the belt measuring 47 mm x 990 mm

fine chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms and in the blue enamels on the centrepiece rings on both sides

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example, by Lauterjung & Co. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 383 mm in total(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 26 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. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR! in cursive script. The reverse is maker marked with the classic TIGER logo of Lauterjung & Co., Solingen, with