Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Knight’s Cross of the Iron

Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 – Iron/magnetic core

Republic: Cross for Military Valour (Croce al valore militare)

He later achieved the ranks of Acting Sub

Democratic Republic

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By C. Gustav Spitzer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Knight’s Cross of the Iron(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A rare HJ Members Knife, measuring 25. 5 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. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), which has lost most of its colour and depth, remaining only faintly visible. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of C. GUSTAV SPITZER,