Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Newly Listed the middle band missing both

the middle band missing both its pins which allows the platform to come away from the body of the dirk when the knife is released

the interior with a white satin lid liner bearing a gold embossed Austro-Hungarian coat of arms

the leather on the scabbard generally intact

Footnote: Jessye Mae Norman was an American opera singer and recitalist

91 mm (w) x 67

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Newly Listed the middle band missing both(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,