Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife, By Smf Solingen Auction of exquisite quality manufacture

of exquisite quality manufacture

On 17 September 1944

measuring 100 mm wide x 580 mm in length

along with a Royal Canadian Legion 90th Anniversary Medal (silvered metal with red

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife, By Smf Solingen Auction of exquisite quality manufacture(Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer). A Luftwaffe paratrooper knife using a sliding steel blade inside a metal grip fitted with walnut, the grain running through vertically, grip plates. The blade is a relatively blunt spear point with a flat ground profile, tapering to a utility edge, measuring 100 mm, marked with logo for SMF Solingen Rostfrei. A magnetic steel loop extends from the grip. The knife is equipped with a folding marlinspike marked with