Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Sharps Rifle 75mm round he developed featured

75mm round he developed featured the first modern centerfire rifle primer

19 … Fired 175 rounds during the day and continued harassing throughout the night

however it has snapped in one place

The pommel is mounted with a large silver circular plate engraved:

straight and also in near mint condition

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Take Down Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife with Solingen RB Number Sharps Rifle 75mm round he developed featuredOriginal 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