WAM Hobby Journal #2 - HJ Knives 

Tom would like to thank everyone for all the positive feedback (and funny negative feedback) on the first Hobby Journal. Hopefully we'll be able to keep these going in the months to come.

Thank you Tom, i truly thank you for giving me the privilege to see these pieces of art

Fantastic video Thomas, amazing collection and extremely educational Thanks as always!

Your wealth of knowledge is mind boggling lol. Love your videos. Very informative. Thank you. I would love a personal tour of your collection 😮

Dear Tom, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. You're a fine man.

Very interesting presentation, impressive collection, allthough i only collect Wehrmacht soldier field gear, watched the whole video. Thank you!

Tom, nice presentation. Thanks. I had an anodized scabbard version in good shape that I picked up very reasonably (at a gun show) when I was young. Traded it away eventually for some junk or other, as kids sometimes do. Was told by a collector at one time to actually look for a very slightly loose HJ diamond, because the method of attachment of the bent over tabs tended to loosen somewhat over time, and so, was one (not foolproof) method of possibly checking for originality. Lots of repros have glued diamonds. Once saw a youth knife with a diamond with a blue and white enamel 'fleur de lis' in the grip! This again was many, many years ago. Not sure what that was about(?) but it seemed well done, and as though it had long been that way. (?) Was not able to examine it very closely, and would not have known exactly what I was looking at in any case at the time. Have you ever seen that?

Brilliant video, lots of great information! Thank you for putting it together for us

Beautiful collection you have there

great video Tom , as a customer of yours I appreciate the informative videos. would like to see more of your collection .

A few days ago i cleaned up grandma’s attic and guess i found not only a hj knife... also a hj badge too.. greetings from Germany

Well done Tom very interesting always thought did the germans make bowie blade HJ's now i know. Fantastic Thanks for your time and effort.

Tom,your the best kept it up! Love your input on the scabbards.

Best one I have seen so far keep it up all the best for the rest of the year see you soon

I would love to buy a real one i have the reproduction knifes but cant find any in my area these things are hard to find because there are so many collectors like your buddy with 200 of them makes it hard for others and the army surplus i go to says the prices makes it hard for him to buy and resell loved the video though very good info thanks WAM

Awesome Collection. :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

Thanks Tom ! Hope all is well. Btw you have a beautiful home !

Very informative video sir!Thanks a lot!

Very informative...thanks Tom

I have a knife my father-in-law was given to him by his great uncle. No one has been able to give me info on it. No I've got some references. Thanks heaps. It also has what appears to be a rego number etched into the blade. Like I said it's in excellent condition.

Espetacular ,simplesmente espetacular peças raras da segunda guerra sou fã

Those which are in very good condition and have the packaging were probably never used. I'm pretty certain mine was used as some thoughtful Hitler Youth put two Reich Phennings in the scabbard so they always have a little money on them. I looked up the RZM code a while back but don't remember the year but believe it's post 1938 and the Phennings were 1942 and 1943 btw

I've got a youth knife with olimpic rings on it was wondering about it and a edch k 98 was wondering about it so many questions I have and know one to show them to

Very informative video and I learned a lot; however, I was really hoping you'd have mentioned the HJ watch bayonets or other variants of the dagger. As a collector myself, I enjoy seeing the unique and different variants aside from the mainstream versions.

With the name ,Fahrtenmesser' you could buy knifes of this style up to the 80s/ 90s in Germany. Of course without the HJ symbols.

thank you Mr Whitman!!!

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Good job.

Nice video

I just bought one here in Sweden, unfortunately the emblem on the grip is removed.. The blade is marked with “carl schlieper solingen germany”. Is this knife post war? Does this ”carl schlieper” effect the price? Would really appreciate a answer! Great video! /Erik

What about a lip on the scabbard of an Anton Wingen Jr knife? Is that inconsistent?

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Another excellent video Mr Wittmann. Will you be at the show of shows this February in Kentucky?

What does the LES and the oak leaf stand for on the leather strap as I have one on my m7/13 hitker youth knife and cant find out what it indicates

Was there ever an H.J.Knife in sawback ? Ricasso with motto no maker mark.No movement in diamond.

My grandpa found one yesterday at the attic

I had the first youth knife you showed but I made a mistake and let someone borrow it about 8 years ago. Sux but that's why you shouldn't even lend friends stuff.

Tengo uno. Ceo que es original. Con leyenda Solingen- Julius Erbert.

Thank you for your next video! See you soon on SOS show!

I want that

Would these knives ever be carried into combat? For example, did the young soldiers of the SS "Hitlerjugend" division carry these with them during their fighting in Normandy in 1944? Did they carry them during Volkssturm service in 1945 when in combat?

So interesting. Can you please make a video on swords. Thanks!

Nice video, Im from Spain and I saw a curious version of the Falange Española (fascist party) on internet.

I wonder if it is possible for you to check out my HJ knive. I know for sure it is real, but for some reason the knife goes backward in the scabbard. What I mean by that is that the Swastika doesn't show when it is in the scabbard. Is that a known error? I tried putting it in the scabbard with the swastika showing, but it is quite obvious that the knife should'nt go in there like that. It just doesn't slide in smoothly.

I am curious do you have things from the Nazi motorcycle corps? Have seen some pins and badges but believe they had their own daggers issued also. I love your videos and figured you would be the one to ask.

Hello , why do you think my Knife it is a Fake ? is the jumping Point that it is a blue Diamant ? it look like a real , for Marines and the Seawater is the Glass Diamant and the Aluminium Sheat the better Variation for Saltwater , i dont know 😅

Grüße aus Leipzig, Germany

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man content amaing but you need buy a smal mickrifone to that you dont have such bad sign

They look so nice and sofisticated. I would like to have one. not political purposes.

If my Hitler's youth knife doesn't have any marks or things on it, is it still real? Like it's almost brand new

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I have a Hitler youth knife made from Germany

Unfortunately, the first HJ-knife shown in this video (the early one) has a reproduction diamond...Not a good start to get informed about these greatly collectible knifes...