He worked as a blacksmith in the Steiermark region and was cited in NSDAP correspondence as an active contributor to the German war effort
The complete leather sweatband shows wear and the cord padding has unfortunately been removed at some point
and a further inscription of “1ST
both obverse and reverse centre hand painted
He stayed in Russia until May 1942 and was then redeployed to Brittany
Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Heinrich Böker & Co. Buy Now He worked as a blacksmith(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 13. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a slightly blunted tip and sharpened lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), while the reverse bears a makers mark of HEINR. BKER & CO., SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms tree logo. It sits securely within a