Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gustav Felix Hold Luftschutz Breast Insignia (navy blue

Luftschutz Breast Insignia (navy blue and white embroidered insignia

topped by an inscription of “NARVIK” and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika

The IPS was sometimes characterized as civil servants who didn't want to work and soldiers who didn't want to fight

the pair of holes closest to the area where the tab is stitched to the body of the belt having been added by the owner

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gustav Felix Hold Luftschutz Breast Insignia (navy blue(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An 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!). The reverse ricasso bears a transitional makers mark consisting of a manufacturers logo reading G. FELIX, SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms GLORIAWERK