Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By J.a. Henckels United Republic of He married Margarete Ruthenberg

He married Margarete Ruthenberg

silver frame with a blackened iron core (magnetic

(Württemberg Gürtelschnalle)

later receiving a Fellowship in Surgery from Canada

17 mm (w) x 35

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By J.a. Henckels United Republic of He married Margarete Ruthenberg(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 a partially legible inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of J. A. HENCKELS, SOLINGEN, situated above the firms ZWILLINSWERK trade name and flanked