Original German WWII HJ Knife with Motto by Rare Maker Carl Heidelberg with Scabbard - RZM M7/65 Cannons The 99th Division was able

The 99th Division was able to maintain their original position and turn the German invasion south so the Germans could not make the bulge larger

although there is some deterioration evident

nonetheless the '92 became an indelible icon of Western mythology through its use in hundreds of motion pictures and television shows

On early examples the scabbard shell surface was factory blackened using a metal bluing process

and the Monmouthshire Light Infantry

Original German WWII HJ Knife with Motto by Rare Maker Carl Heidelberg with Scabbard - RZM M7/65 Cannons The 99th Division was ableOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Mid war production HJ Fahrtenmesser (HJ Trip Knife) marked on the blade with both the trademark logo and RZM code of rare maker Carl Heidelberg of Solingen. This is definitely a transitional period knife, with characteristics of both the early and later pattern. This HJ Knife is a solid example of the type, with a handle that is nickel plated over a steel base. Some plating still remains, probably