Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, by E. & F. Hörster United Republic of A 1914 Lippe-Detmold War Merit

A 1914 Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross - Bronze gilt

An RCAF Ground Observer Corps

The presence of the crowned Milan monogram firmly places the piece within the royal context of the Obrenović dynasty

inscribed "LONGI- / -TVDO / DIERVM / IN / DEXTERA / EIVS" to the left and "ET IN / SINISTRA /GLORIA" to the right

lower crossguard group marked “He” (for Hessen)

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Knife, by E. & F. Hörster United Republic of A 1914 Lippe-Detmold War Merit(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 25 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. The reverse ricasso is marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RMZ) logo and maker code M7 36 for E. & F. Hrster, Solingen. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated non magnetic metal alloy hilt with a hooked