Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By Louis Perlmann United Republic of Faithful Service medal

Faithful Service medal

measuring 92 mm (w) x 105 mm (h)

First War Period Issued

two British Army on the Rhine (BAOR) Formation Patches (blue and yellow embroidered cotton

indicating that the decoration was gifted to a member of the Kriegsmarine in the service of Marinenachrichtenmittelkommando Kiel on the occasion of his silver (25th) wedding anniversary

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By Louis Perlmann United Republic of Faithful Service medal(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A scarce and well preserved 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 with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription reading BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse is maker marked with the LOUPER trade name of the firm of Louis Perlmann, Solingen. It sits securely within a nickel plated