Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number nChannel but it looks to have

but it looks to have been with the katana for some time

surface rust and damage that 30-60 odd years of abuse and neglect can inflict

which are expertly ornamented

before a return to a slightly different type of spring loaded earcup would return in the even later HGU-2A/P helmet

Stuck in England

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number nChannel but it looks to haveOriginal 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