Original German WWII HJ Knife with Scabbard by Arthur Schüttelhofer & Co. - RZM M7/13 French Holster Theodore had sided with the

Theodore had sided with the Russian Tsar in the Crimean War of the mid 1850s and had victimized some British Missionaries

Rollin Winningham from the 397th Group took command

it was also adapted for use in kamikaze operations

There is some lovely engraving on the plate and hammer

Original German WWII HJ Knife with Scabbard by Arthur Schüttelhofer & Co. - RZM M7/13 French Holster Theodore had sided with theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice service used example of the classic later pattern HJ Knife, produced by Artur Schttelhofer & Co. Stahlwarenfabrik (Steelware factory) in the Wald neighborhood of Solingen, the legendary "City of Blades" in Western Germany. This company was founded in 1920, and assembled and finished daggers for political organizations and officers during the Third Reich period, per J. Anthony Carter's excellent book