Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number nChannel It looks and feels are

It looks and feels are just like an original

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

All of the straps and handles are in great shape

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

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number nChannel It looks and feels areOriginal 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