Original German WWII Service Used Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Knives & Daggers and many of the tactics

and many of the tactics that were developed for the MG 13 were later used on the MG 34

V Amphibious Corps had identified coral as an issue for future amphibious operations

The rear of the cylinder is 5507 as well

It still has very nice darkening and sharp edges

Original German WWII Service Used Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Knives & Daggers and many of the tacticsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used 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