Early Bayonet style HJ by Anton Wingen

German WWII > Edged Weapons > Hitler Youth and DJ Knives > Early Hitler Youth Knives

Here's a rare variation. This is a very early non-textbook HJ with a false lug. For those of you who collect HJ's this is one you need to own! Made by Anton Wingen these were only made for a very short while before the HJ knife was standardized. The blade on this one has had some scratches, age sharpening and cleaning over the years. It is correctly stamped with the maker mark. The grip plates are early bake-lite. As we often see with Wingen grip plates there is some shrinkage. The early small diamond is in place. It moves ever so slightly. Exactly what you want to see. There is a false bayonet lug to the top of the steel based hilt. Finally the scabbard shows it's age. There it has an anodized scabbard. The leather is all intact. Regardless the snap functions fine. The leather is supple. A very rare variation HJ.