Originally Posted By: wotan
................... By the way, these are NOT HJ honor bajonets because they are not attachable to a rifle. These are HJ knives with up to now unknown purpose.............

To be sure they are very Interesting items. But I'm in complete agreement with wotan that they are not bayonets, and personally have some doubts about the "Honor" designation. When I looked into the matter a few years ago I came away with the impression that they were precursor knives (to the RZM) that were commercially made to attract the youthful members of the Hitlerjugend. And the very temporary use of the SS motto to its adoption and the early beginnings of the SS as it was taking shape and was separating itself from the SA. Which of course led to the early history of the Hitlerjugend, with my recollection of the situation there not immediately coming to mind although I imagine that I may still have some information set aside somewhere. FP