Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife, By Smf Solingen Auction QMC (for Quartermaster Corps)

QMC (for Quartermaster Corps)

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

reinforced by a strip of silver bullion on the obverse

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

surface wear on the obverse of the JM35

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife, By Smf Solingen Auction QMC (for Quartermaster Corps)(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