Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly Our example appears right out

Our example appears right out of the attic with a nice patinated finish from years of storage

removing every seriously wounded Marauder one at a time

but then we discovered that the barrel is SMOOTH BORE

The obverse langet features a raised Wehrmacht eagle and swas

Only real issue is that there is some wear and cracking of the shoulder strap where it attaches to the top of the holster

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly Our example appears right outOriginal 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