Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with Polished Blade & Waffen Proof MG 34 Mounts The gilding on the hilt

The gilding on the hilt wore away or evaporated long ago

which is being manufactured at present

The 1st Battalion (the former 38th) was sent to Egypt in 1882 as part of the British invasion of the country

it would be a Sail Makers FID

Overall Length: 45 1/4 inches

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with Polished Blade & Waffen Proof MG 34 Mounts The gilding on the hiltOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an example of a early war produced Type I version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer, or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm). Unfortunately the blade and crossguard of this example look to have been polished post war, which took the original maker marking off the blade. It looks to have been professionally done. These knives utilize a four inch (100 mm) telescoping (OTF), gravity