Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath Auction consisting of a tied knot

consisting of a tied knot sewn to a pressed paper button

12 mm (w) x 112

A group of six mixed badges

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal

Statistical Summary Covering Canadian Corps

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gebrüder Gräfrath Auction consisting of a tied knot(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 260 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 142 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened 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 of the blade is stamped with a makers mark of GEBR. GRFRATH, SOLINGEN, and as a transitional example, also bears a Reichszeugmeisterei