Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by SMF with Missing Blade Latch - Waffen Proofed Category_MG 34 Accessories though the marking is somewhat

though the marking is somewhat hard to see

probably so it could be drawn more rapidly

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which often happens at arsenal

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by SMF with Missing Blade Latch - Waffen Proofed Category_MG 34 Accessories though the marking is somewhatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition example of an early war produced Type I version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer, or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm). It does however have a significant fault, in that the blade latch is missing, due to the somewhat delicate leaf spring it is attached to having broken off by the rivet. This is a very common thing to happen to these knives, as they were