Unusuall HJ Knife

[ilspirito]

What can you tell me about this knife? It is said to be for the Hitler Youth (HJ) Guard Unit. I can't find much information about the knife, but it's longer than the usual "Fahrtenmesser" and has a completely different blade. The manufacturer is E.&F. Hörster Solingen.

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[mkholst]

In Thomas M. Johnson’s book “Collecting the Edged Weapons of The Third Reich” vol. 3 is this HJ bayonet mentioned as a bayonet of the “Wachgefolgschaft”.

BUT he writes: “The Hitler Youth is said to have issued a special 34,5 cm long dress bayonet to members of its watch units”. He also writes: “Another distinguishing feature of this bayonet is said to have been the absence in all cases of a false edge at the tip of the bayonet”.

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As you can see from the above, it is not documented knowledge from original sources, but as Johnson himself writes, it is assumptions (is said....).

Unfortunately, I cannot contribute documentation, as I have not come across pictures or text from original sources that deal with this bayonet.

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However, I have found this on the internet, but am not entirely sure where it comes from, but it appears to be from the "Organiosationsbuch der NSDAP" year 1943. I do not have access to the 1943 edition, but you might try to access it yourself.

Happy hunting for more information about your bayonet

Michael