Original German WWII Late War Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife - Service Worn French Holsters with the factory final polish

with the factory final polish cross grain still visible throughout the blade

There are 2 gilt copper SEPPA (spacers) around the tsuba to keep the fight tight

resupplies

so both edges are completely blunt

Some antiques have rounded points

Original German WWII Late War Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife - Service Worn French Holsters with the factory final polishOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice "salty" service used 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