Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number German Field Equipment as well as iron and

as well as iron and brass inlays

now composed of twelve companies

Year of Manufacture: circa 1830-1860

[1] These high speed transports were named APDs by the Navy

Overall Length: 61 inches

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number German Field Equipment as well as iron andOriginal 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