Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Beretta This uniform came from Colonel

This uniform came from Colonel William Park Hickman of Mathews

fixed angle of 42 ° mount

This soon fell into disuse but was revived in 1712 in Brandenburg-Bayreuth and again in 1734 in Brandenburg-Ansbach

It is sometimes nicknamed Dushka (lit

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Beretta This uniform came from ColonelOriginal 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