Sorry, but this isn't a reproduction of an HJ knife. It's a modern recreation of the Pfadfinder (German Boy Scout) knife that was used from the 1950s-80s. That pattern of knife though, has been used in and around Germany for hundreds of years.
Ryan Otto thank you for bringing that to my attention, from what I can tell it was supposed to be a replica Hitler youth knife. My belief was that they continued production and remarked as a scout knife.
Well that's pretty much true. Except with Hitler youth knives, the diamond edges are not inline with the grip pattern. For example, this is one I bought from Thomas T Wittmann www.wwiidaggers.com/40320.htm Fakers will usually buy these knives, photo etch the blade with "Blut Und Ehre" and replace the scout logo with a repro nazi logo, unbeknownst to them, giving away the flaw with the grip pattern.
You right, this is a pfadfinder knife… BUT… it is made based on the real and true hitlerjugend messer of ww2… except for the logo on the handle of course and the serration on the blade. Because they could not produce the real one anymore because of its nazi origin, they did an arrangement… hitler youth changed into German boy-scout… but it is the exact same conception.
A company called Mil-Tec has a knife simply called "Scout knife" that's pretty much like this. And Boker is coming out with one similar with a sawback spine
These have a non magnetic scabbard, so not steel, also the HJ knife didn't have a sawback blade and looks like they have changed the shape of the point , butits still a nice knife for that price.
I'm really glad that these are made because I find the HitlerJugend knife to be pretty cool looking, but I didn't want to carry around something that sports a Swastika.
I have original from my grandpa. But without the sheath and the grip was broken. The grandpa of a friend made a grip by wood. I don't know the history of the knife coz he died before i was born. He never wpaps in hj coz 1940 he was 40 years old. I think they give the knives to the 'Wehrmacht' also. The knives are made for kids. Its more important have a stainless steel then a blade which keep sharp. Its not fulltang. The tang is just a small part.
I haven't used it, and it wouldn't be my first choice for a camping or bushcraft knife, but I can't see why you couldn't if that's what you want to do.
