Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with Waffen Proof - Maker Marking Worn Off Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia as does the cartouche

as does the cartouche

The original neck strap is no longer present

The guns were altered for frontier life

Tens of thousands of cultural artifacts were looted and taken to Japan

There is some scattered light oxidation staining throughout both sides

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with Waffen Proof - Maker Marking Worn Off Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia as does the cartoucheOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition example of an early war produced Type I version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer, or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm). This example had both the front and back of the blade entirely resurfaced at some point, which unfortunately wore around the original maker markings, which were only etched on and easily removed. Due to this we are unable to determine the