Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example, by Lauterjung & Co. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac members of the crew (Snell

members of the crew (Snell and Branford of the RAF) were found in a dinghy alive

Feucht” (“Heeresmunitionsanstalt Feucht”) with number “215”

without the rays between the cross arms

fine chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms and in the blue enamels on the centrepiece rings on both sides

127 Company to Base Depot December 27th

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Transitional Example, by Lauterjung & Co. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac members of the crew (Snell(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 26 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains some factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR! in cursive script. The reverse is maker marked with the classic TIGER logo of Lauterjung & Co., Solingen, with