Original German WWII USGI Captured Early HJ Knife by Lauterjung & Sohn PUMA-Werk with USN MK1 Scabbard Japanese Ordnance It has the Remington patent

It has the Remington patent information on the receiver tang

but the term "Victory Loan" was not used until the fourth campaign in November 1917

500 men from the SS-Totenkopfverbände (Camp SS) were transferred into the Totenkopf Division

but have not been able to identify what this unit marking means

made by an American armory

Original German WWII USGI Captured Early HJ Knife by Lauterjung & Sohn PUMA-Werk with USN MK1 Scabbard Japanese Ordnance It has the Remington patentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice "salty" service used early HJ Fahrtenmesser (trip knife), marked on the blade by blade by the desirable maker Lauterjung & Sohn PUMA Werk of Solingen. This early HJ Knife looks to have seen much use, and was captured during the war by a USGI, who placed it inside a WWII issue U. S. Navy Mk. 1 scabbard, which fits it quite well. We rarely see HJ knives with this much service use, and we hope it served