Germany, Third Reich. A Reich’s Exhibition Of Productive People Damascus Blade Letter Opener, By Gebrüder Grah certificate_of_authenticity 6mm in diameter

6mm in diameter

Measuring 270mm (w) x 240mm (h) and weighing 825 grams

One for a 1939 Iron Cross II Class

the underside stamped in green ink "Klempa" above "BLOCK VI" in handwritten blue ink where the two ends of the armband are sewn together at the rear

operations in the Baza Valley

Germany, Third Reich. A Reich’s Exhibition Of Productive People Damascus Blade Letter Opener, By Gebrüder Grah certificate_of_authenticity 6mm in diameter(Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk Briefffner mit Damaskusklinge). A rare and unique commemorative letter opener from the 1937 Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk (Reics Exhibition of Productive People) in Dsseldorf. Measuring 255 mm in total length, it features a 170 mm long magnetic Damascus steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription of SCHAFFENDES VOLK DSSELDORF 1937 in stylized script.