Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife By Paul Weyersberg Auction (Silberne Medaille für Verdienste)

(Silberne Medaille für Verdienste)

and a central light blue enameled medallion dated “1866”

1906 during the reign of Nicholas II

32 mm and 32

part of a propaganda series

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife By Paul Weyersberg Auction (Silberne Medaille für Verdienste)(Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer). A Luftwaffe paratrooper knife using a sliding steel blade inside a metal grip fitted with walnut, the grain running through vertically, grip plates. The blade is a relatively blunt spear point with a flat ground profile, tapering to a utility edge, measuring 100 mm, marked with Reichsbetriebsnummer RB Nr. 0 0561 0020 indicating manufacture by the firm of Paul Weyersberg in Solingen. The throat has an arrow marking,