Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Lauterjung & Co. Hold being promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer

being promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer

Footnote: The Cross for the Campaign against El Salvador and Honduras was authorised by President Rafael Carrera to reward Guatemalan Officers who fought in the 1863 campaign against El Salvador and Honduras

worn on replacement ribbon which is glued to the board

one for placing third in a 1500 m dash

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Lauterjung & Co. Hold being promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 25 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!). The reverse ricasso is stamped with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, flanking a makers code of M7 27 for Lauterjung & Co., Solingen, and