Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly The obverse langet features a

The obverse langet features a raised Wehrmacht eagle and swas

but then we discovered that the barrel is SMOOTH BORE

Mechanically perfect and functions smoothly

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

Maixent on 17 July

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly The obverse langet features aOriginal 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