Original German WWII NSDAP Ethnic Germans in Hungary Membership Badge Pin - Marked R.K. 17th Century There is some wear to

There is some wear to the black finish due to age and use

Handguard length: 4 ½”

The is a horizontal hole in the grip to accommodate a leather wrist thong and along it's wood shaft are carved the three dates 1915

while it remained in service with the US Navy until the 1990s

Blade length: 20 1/2”

Original German WWII NSDAP Ethnic Germans in Hungary Membership Badge Pin - Marked R.K. 17th Century There is some wear toOriginal Item: Only One Available. As the NSDAP deepened its grip on power in the late 1930s, it began to target ethnic German populations who were outside the current borders of Germany. Various conflicts over the years had re drawn borders, and also often in those regions there were many areas of mixed ethnicity. Hungary, previously part of the Austro Hungarian Empire, was one such area, and had relatively large German population. Past migrations