RARE MAKER**1936 Intermediate Production Nazi German Hitler Youth \\\'HJ\\\' Dagger With RZM M7/30 & Maker Gebrüder Gräfrath Solingen Marks & Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 22383 Dagger

**RARE MAKER**1936 Intermediate Production Nazi German Hitler Youth 'HJ' Dagger With RZM M7/30 & Maker Gebrüder Gräfrath Solingen Marks & Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 22383

The Gebrüder Gräfrath Fabrik Feiner Stahlwaren company was founded in 1859. It registered with the Solingen authorities on December 30, 1879. The 1922 advertisement illustrated in image 1 offers: garden knives, grafting knives, tobacco knives, hunting knives, electrician knives (Kabelmesser), professional knives and pocket knives. In 1935, the company received its Nazi RZM licence and was located on Widderstraße 92. This is an original Hitler-Jugend (HJ) Hitler Youth dagger by the rare to find HJ dagger maker Gebrüder Gräfrath. It has a nickel plated pommel and cross guard in used as carried condition. It has its original undamaged black chequered grips, one inset with HJ red and white enamel HJ diamond with black and gold swastika. It has a 5 ½” long, broad single edged blade. The etched motto, "Blut und Ehre !" (Blood & Honour) on one side of the blade has been period neatly erased. The motto was introduced in 1933 and discontinued in August 1938. The other side is manufacturer marked ‘Gebr Gräfrath Solingen’ either side of the company trademark & has RZM M7/30 (Gräfrath’s Nazi Wartime armoury code) denoting an intermediate production Nazi HJ dagger (early production had just the maker’s name, intermediate had maker’s name & RZM code, late production just RZM code). The blade is also dated 1936 and is fitted with original leather hilt washer. The dagger has its original black metal scabbard with leather integral frog and retaining strap with press stud fastener (one of the 2 rivets fixing the belt loop to the scabbard is absent, the other is present & secure). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22383