Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly though it also is powder

though it also is powder fouled

Mechanically perfect and functions smoothly

most likely when it was put back into service during the WWII Period

removing every seriously wounded Marauder one at a time

acquired from the London Fire Department

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly though it also is powderOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a late war produced Type II "Take down" version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer, or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm), with a Solingen RB Nr on the blade. These knives utilize a four inch (100 mm) telescoping (OTF), gravity propelled locking blade. First produced in 1937, the FJM was issued to German flight crews and paratroops, primarily for the purpose