Gottlieb, this forum has always acknowledged the existence of solid red HY diamonds. But on the pins.
To be clear, I have no dog in this show. Your argument is that there is a definite possibility that some of the solid diamonds may have made it to the Hitler Youth knives.
Based on my following this forum, I think you are correct. Not on any mass scale, but some must have floated over to the knife line. At the same time, while in Poland I definitely saw all the de Nazi Youth Knives that were refitted. As you know, the mere possession of a swastika in the East Block meant prison time. So almost all diamonds were pulled and later replaced.
But, I don't collect the HY knives.
