Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each strap completes with functional

each strap completes with functional silvered spring clips for attachment to the analogous loops on the dagger’s scabbard

the top of the badge shows a national eagle with spread wings looking to the left

documented as having been with the Artillery at Hastings in March 1917

Georg Herzog

Walmer Hosp

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each strap completes with functional(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,