Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Late Transitional Example, by Richard Abraham Herder Province of China the arms bearing raised initials

the arms bearing raised initials “ST

Austrian Silesia

with metal wrist chain without clasp) and a CD containing twenty-eight pages with copies of his Index Cards

an example of the Third Type

along with zippers on the underside of the sleeves

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, Late Transitional Example, by Richard Abraham Herder Province of China the arms bearing raised initials(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A late period HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. The ricasso bears double sided transitional makers marks, with the obverse reading RICH. ABR. HERDER, SOLINGEN for the firm of Richard Abraham Herder, while the reverse bears a Reichszeugmeisterei