Original German WWII Service Used Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Royal Air Force the Kyffhäuserbund was after the

the Kyffhäuserbund was after the NSDAP takeover of power in 1933

Unless the weapon is held properly and this grip compressed

and become unusable

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Original German WWII Service Used Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Royal Air Force the Kyffhäuserbund was after theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice 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 for