Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Sharps Rifle straight and also in near

straight and also in near mint condition

Serial # AC-42-5589 indicates year of manufacture as 1942

During the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War

The pommel is mounted with a large silver circular plate engraved:

The original phosphate finish on the blade of this example is mostly intact

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Sharps Rifle straight and also in nearOriginal 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