Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Sharps Rifle The original phosphate finish on

The original phosphate finish on the blade of this example is mostly intact

75mm round he developed featured the first modern centerfire rifle primer

the trenches were filled in

however it has snapped in one place

A very nicely tooled leather exterior with heavily carved STATE OF TEXAS across its securing straps

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Sharps Rifle The original phosphate finish onOriginal 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