Original German WWII Early Motto Marked HJ Knife by Rare Maker August Merten of Solingen with Scabbard Flintlock Muskets and Rifles with the felt top pad

with the felt top pad extremely worn and deteriorated due to age and use

We were not able to find a gunmaker of that name

3rd Platoon

The silver escutcheon on the top of the wrist bears bears a family Crest of a Clenched Fist holding a dagger under the motto "MAN DO IT"

a rank equivalent to a Leutnant (Lieutenant) in the medical corps of both the Wehrmacht Heer (Army) and Luftwaffe (Air Force)

Original German WWII Early Motto Marked HJ Knife by Rare Maker August Merten of Solingen with Scabbard Flintlock Muskets and Rifles with the felt top padOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used condition early HJ Fahrtenmesser (trip knife), marked on the blade by blade by the rare maker August Merten of Solingen. This early HJ Knife is a very good example of the type, showing honest period wear and oxidation to the knife. The plating on the steel hilt is close to 100% present, with just a few small scrapes, which have oxidized. The acid etched motto Blut und Ehre! (Blood and