Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number nChannel before a return to a

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

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

The maker marking is unfortunately not visible

It looks and feels are just like an original

The plane was returning from an attack on the Ludendorff bridge on March 14

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number nChannel before a return to aOriginal 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