Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Hold Gun Layer Proficiency Badge (in

Gun Layer Proficiency Badge (in bronze

Ground Combat Badge

A silver eight point star with large central medallion depicting a figure climbing a ladder to the second story of a blazing house

machine embroidered national eagle in golden yellow threads

measuring 62 mm (w) x 111 mm (l) x 17 mm (h)

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer Hold Gun Layer Proficiency Badge (in(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,