Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly but then we discovered that

but then we discovered that the barrel is SMOOTH BORE

Our example appears right out of the attic with a nice patinated finish from years of storage

The obverse langet features a raised Wehrmacht eagle and swas

The 319th then fought with other 82nd units through the Huertgen Forest and across the Rhine into Germany and continued to fire high explosive shells against the enemy until April 1945 when they reached the Berlin region and encountered advancing Russian or Red Army troops

most likely when it was put back into service during the WWII Period

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Category_Lock Assembly but then we discovered thatOriginal 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