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

of exquisite quality manufacture

which is peculiar to this continent

Accompanying them were three American observers

Footnote: Edward Robert Penny was born in Aberdeenshire Scotland in 1886 and was working as a Teamster in Manitoba prior to enlisting in the CEF in July 1915 with previous military experience

with an Austrian five-pointed star on the loop denoting manufacture of bronze

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