Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By Louis Perlmann certificate_of_authenticity Pitcher was appointed a 1st

Pitcher was appointed a 1st Class Air Mechanic on June 1

Ontario from May 23rd to June 5th

and pinned with three gilded bronze rank pips

one is un-padded with a black cotton mesh backer

Germany, Hj. A Rare Member’s Knife, By Louis Perlmann certificate_of_authenticity Pitcher was appointed a 1st(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A scarce and well preserved HJ members knife, measuring 26 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. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription reading BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse is maker marked with the LOUPER trade name of the firm of Louis Perlmann, Solingen. It sits securely within a nickel plated