Germany, Wehrmacht. A Fighting Knife, By Puma GTRexclude (HJ Ehrenzeichen)

(HJ Ehrenzeichen)

one end with an aluminum receiver clip stitched into place

with cracks and light chipping in the blackened paint

with a period original portepee looped through the upper two fixtures

hallmarked and marked "STERLING" on the inside

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Fighting Knife, By Puma GTRexclude (HJ Ehrenzeichen)(Kampfmesser). A well preserved fighting knife, measuring 26. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features an 11 cm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade is plain with the exception of the PUMA mark of Lauterjung & Sohn, Solingen. It sits securely within a hilt featuring an exposed tang and flattened crossguard, with the grip consisting of two pieces of dark brown wood secured together with three