Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Beretta Canada and South Africa

Canada and South Africa

They've got a good amount of wear in the finish

and frequently this ring bears a maker's stamp

This uniform came from Colonel William Park Hickman of Mathews

It is sometimes nicknamed Dushka (lit

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Beretta Canada and South AfricaOriginal 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