Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gustav Felix Hold The IPS was sometimes characterized

The IPS was sometimes characterized as civil servants who didn't want to work and soldiers who didn't want to fight

and stamp was punched before two sides were joint

the outer circumference of which features a raised oak leaf design

the pair of holes closest to the area where the tab is stitched to the body of the belt having been added by the owner

measuring 20 mm (w) x 26 mm (h)

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Gustav Felix Hold The IPS was sometimes characterized(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!). The reverse ricasso bears a transitional makers mark consisting of a manufacturers logo reading G. FELIX, SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms GLORIAWERK