Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife, By Smf Solingen Auction he became Corps Sapper Leader

he became Corps Sapper Leader of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps and fought in the Third Battle of Kharkov

measuring 86 mm (w) x 100 mm (h)

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the tip of his right boot broken off and having been lost to time

only about 2

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife, By Smf Solingen Auction he became Corps Sapper Leader(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