Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with Polished Blade & Waffen Proof Category_Flintlock Pistols The front center has a

The front center has a wreathed Swas (Hook Cross / Swas) and the rear has a wreathed 1939

or from overseas

with the "leaf shape" of the M1917 changed into a "Clip-point" blade

Purchased from a veteran's family

the boys were in the mood to let it lay once it fell

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with Polished Blade & Waffen Proof Category_Flintlock Pistols The front center has aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an example of a early war produced Type I version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer, or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm). Unfortunately the blade and crossguard of this example look to have been polished post war, which took the original maker marking off the blade. It looks to have been professionally done. These knives utilize a four inch (100 mm) telescoping (OTF), gravity