Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof certificate_of_authenticity Document for the Merit Cross

Document for the Merit Cross of the German Red Cross

but returned to public life in 1925 to be elected the second President of Germany

with the eagle’s head below the bottom rope

Oxidation spotting on the obverse

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Carl Wüsthof certificate_of_authenticity Document for the Merit Cross(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A very well preserved HJ members knife measuring 255 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. The knife features a 138 mm long brushed magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edge. The obverse of the blade features an acid etched inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), while the reverse features a makers mark of CARL WSTHOF, GLADIATORWERK, SOLINGEN. The seam of the blade and upper crossguard is