Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number German Field Equipment now composed of twelve companies

now composed of twelve companies

which the Allies feared might be commandeered by the Germans

Overall Length: 61 inches

Year of Manufacture: circa 1830-1860

It has the typical lower flapped hip pockets and two lower breast slash pockets

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number German Field Equipment now composed of twelve companiesOriginal 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