Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife By Paul Weyersberg United Republic of From September to mid October

From September to mid October the regiment defended a bridgehead at the Zapadnaya Litsa river during the ultimately failed attempt to conquer Murmansk

where his stay would entail one week

Sickness caught up to Erwin again

The totenkopf badges appear to have never been removed and are original to this cap

crown adorned by white

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Gravity Knife By Paul Weyersberg United Republic of From September to mid October(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 Reichsbetriebsnummer RB Nr. 0 0561 0020 indicating manufacture by the firm of Paul Weyersberg in Solingen. The throat has an arrow marking,