![]() ![]() This scabbard is still very presentable as the areas where the paint has thinned have developed a fine age tone. The reverse has also some age and wear but not quite as much. The obverse has some wear and minor age to the original paint. Nice hilt here! The scabbard shell is straight throughout. The Hitler Youth insignia has excellent enamel to the diamond with its nice bright colors of red, white, silver and mobile black swastika. The grip plates are a fine black checkered Bakelite having retainage rivets which are nickel-plated steel. The nickel plating appears to have a flash coat of brass below as there is a little bit of the plating missing where the pommel and quillon meet the grip plates. The hilt has 100% nickel plating remaining and is in near full mint condition. The hilt is a solid steel base, as Wingen did not use the usual pot metal we see on later pieces. This Hitler Youth knife despite its late vintage is a quality example. HYK #28940C Hitler Youth Knife (RZM M 7/51/41) - Anton Wingen Jr. The blade was etched with the Hitler Youth motto, Blut und Ehre!. The upper scabbard fitting depicted an open-winged Hitler Youth eagle with swastika cut into the bird's chest. The pommel cap featured an HJ diamond on top, complete with swastika. The grip was composed of tightly wrapped silver wire, over a wood base. They wore a special dagger consisting of silvered hilt fittings with blue-black leather-covered scabbard. The Hitler Youth Leaders were professionals in charge of the training and NSDAP education of the German Youth. Examples produced after this date were made with plain blades usually bearing an RZM marking. Through 1937, these knives were etched with the motto of the organization, Blut und Ehre! (Blood and Honor!). The obverse plate was fitted with an enameled HJ swastika insignia. These knives had nickel-plated hilts with black checkered grip plates. The boys only were given HJ Knives after having passed state examinations. Beginning at about the age of ten years, both boys ( Hitler Jugend) and girls ( Bund Deutscher Mádel) were enlisted in the Party-run organization. The Hitler Youth ( Hitler Jugend) was formed officially in 1935, and, with the exception of intense Nazi indoctrination, was very similar to the Boy Scouts. Hitler believed German youth to be the future of his Third Reich. Wittmann Antique Militaria - Hitler Youth Knives (Hitlerjugend Fahrtenmesser) ![]()
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