Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Airborne Schrade Edgemaster M2 No.2 Paratrooper Knife with Metal Handle Martini-Henry Rifle with no leather padding

with no leather padding

The case is maker marked by Alois Rettenmaier of Schwäbisch-Gmünd

Note: helmets show wear from 50+years of storage and might have surface rust and/or small dings

So effective was the concept that the Germans

and also a Waffen Eagle on the base of the marlin spike

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Airborne Schrade Edgemaster M2 No.2 Paratrooper Knife with Metal Handle Martini-Henry Rifle with no leather paddingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Worn in the breast pocket of the Paratrooper M2 Jump Jacket, these knives were intended for paratroopers to cut their parachute cords and anything else if they got entangled during a jump. All of the versions are quite rare and hard to find, partly because they continued to be used after the war, and simply wore out. This very nice service worn example offered in good functional condition, and is marked on the base