Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Late Transitional Example, by Richard Abraham Herder Archive 148 mm x 210 mm

148 mm x 210 mm

A mixed lot of award documents

/ BRITISH / CANADIAN / OTHER (Specify)" to check off beside the heading "INDICATE NATIONALITY OF PRISONER OF WAR"

The announcement for his award of the Military Medal appeared in the Supplement to the London Gazette 37072 of Tuesday

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Late Transitional Example, by Richard Abraham Herder Archive 148 mm x 210 mm(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A late period HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. The ricasso bears double sided transitional makers marks, with the obverse reading RICH. ABR. HERDER, SOLINGEN for the firm of Richard Abraham Herder, while the reverse bears a Reichszeugmeisterei