Thursday, January 27, 2022

Ruhr-Jugend Knives

Klitter-Mann & Moog, Anton Winger Jr., WKC, also H. Boker made "Gesetzl Geschutzt" Ruhr-Hitler-Jugend scout knives. 

Mostly supported by junker schools and the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (SA) and others in the Reichszeugmeisterei Organization (RZM) :

Godet (LDO) 

Frank & Reif (Stuttgart) 

Artur Schuttelhofer & Co. (ASSO)

The Hofbrauhaus Rally in Munich kicked it off for NSDAP & NSKK in 1921, then based at Brown House (Munich). 

Solingen-Wald deutschen ordenhersteller, gave the "M7" centralized manufacturing. 

There were over 150 companies contracted to make HJ knives that are of three configurations.

1)Early Period 1933-1936

2)Transitional Period 1936-1938

3)Late Period 1938-1945

Models are still made currently with the Schnidteufel (scabbard) marked "Made In Germany".


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