Original German WWII Late War Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Flintlocks Years of Manufacture: Circa 1790

Years of Manufacture: Circa 1790

Size is approximately a 36” chest

For one week during April the Group was taken off combat operations and given a week to devote to refresher training in formation flying

at Saint-Mihiel

Original German WWII Late War Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Flintlocks Years of Manufacture: Circa 1790Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely 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 of