Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig with Modified Blade & Heavy Wear Miscellaneous Gun Parts however there are no markings

however there are no markings on the left side of the receiver

neatly hand and machine stitched in a fashion typical of wartime German tailor work

a native of Beaverton

metal cockade with felt center and a panzer skull collar tab insignia to the side

the Czech designation for 'Machine Gun model 37'

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig with Modified Blade & Heavy Wear Miscellaneous Gun Parts however there are no markingsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good example of an early war produced Type I version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer, or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm). It was produced by F. & A. HELBIG, who were one of the rarest producers of this knife during WWII. The blade still bares a faint trademark, which has a pair of ellipses enclose the firm's name and location of STEINBACH KR. M.. Inside the ellipses is the