Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff Newly Listed Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario under the authority of G

maker marked "MONETARIA NATIONALA" (National Mint) along with an inscription in pencil on the inside lid

with the outline of an Iron Cross embossed on the exterior in silver

more common examples have this silver section ('pleter') raised above the enamel

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By C.d. Schaaff Newly Listed Footnote: The Battalion was raised(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An 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!). A transitional example, the reverse of the blade bears both a makers mark of C. D. SCHAAFF, SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms fisherman logo, and a