Germany, Third Reich. A Butterknife From The Residence Of Ah Auction Archive after visiting the Cushing homestead

after visiting the Cushing homestead on the Bark River (present day Cushing Park) and the parents of the three historic Cushing Brothers

holding the dagger in place during storage

Constructed of silvered and blackened zink

and could be awarded posthumously

a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross in 1941

Germany, Third Reich. A Butterknife From The Residence Of Ah Auction Archive after visiting the Cushing homestead(AH Buttermesser). A rare butterknife retrieved from a dinnerware set at one of AHs private residences, consisting of a silver handle trimmed with a decorative stylized Grecian border, the obverse bearing a raised monogram of AH, the reverse marked with a crown and crescent moon indicating German manufacture, a silver content number of 800, and an illegible hallmark, the blade constructed of stainless steel, unmarked, and non serrated, measuring 22 mm