A Hitler Youth knife with etching commemorating the 1936 Olympics. Maker Emil Voss, Solingen. The etched blade with Berlin bear, Olympic Rings, national eagle, and "Zum Ruhme Des Sports Zur Ehre Des Vaterlandes" (For the glory of sport for the honour of the Fatherland) in colour and gilding. Reverse etched with manufacturer's trademark. Polished aluminium hilt with wooden grip plates simulating stag with enamelled HJ emblem. Black lacquered steel scabbard with black riveted hanger. Complete with brown paper factory issue bag. Length 21 cm. USA-lot historic, historical, 20th, Editorial-Use-Only

A Hitler Youth knife with etching commemorating the 1936 Olympics. Maker Emil Voss, Solingen. The etched blade with Berlin bear, Olympic Rings, national eagle, and "Zum Ruhme Des Sports Zur Ehre Des Vaterlandes" (For the glory of sport for the honour of the Fatherland) in colour and gilding. Reverse etched with manufacturer's trademark. Polished aluminium hilt with wooden grip plates simulating stag with enamelled HJ emblem. Black lacquered steel scabbard with black riveted hanger. Complete with brown paper factory issue bag. Length 21 cm. USA-lot historic, historical, 20th, Editorial-Use-Only Stock Photo
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INTERFOTO  / Alamy Stock Photo

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T81YE8

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1536 x 3136 px | 13 x 26.6 cm | 5.1 x 10.5 inches | 300dpi

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10 December 2011

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