Original German WWII 1936-Dated Transitional HJ Trip Knife by Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co. with Motto-Marked, Modified Clip-Point Blade and Scabbard - RZM M7/68 Category_Receiver The TF reached the Rhine

The TF reached the Rhine on the afternoon of March 9th

when Germany broke the Non-aggression pact and launched Operation Barbarossa

a few in Company B

the top of the barrel is marked Mle 1892 and the side of the barrel is marked S 1898

There are pictures of Luftwaffe soldiers later in the war

Original German WWII 1936-Dated Transitional HJ Trip Knife by Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co. with Motto-Marked, Modified Clip-Point Blade and Scabbard - RZM M7/68 Category_Receiver The TF reached the RhineOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Pre WWII 1936 production HJ Fahrtenmesser (HJ Trip Knife), marked on the blade with both the trademark logo and RZM code of desirable maker Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co. of Solingen. This is definitely a transitional period knife, with characteristics of both the early and later pattern. It also has had a very interesting modification, with the original "leaf shaped" blade modified into a