German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - Solingen SMF (Solingen Metallwaren Fabrik)

German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - Solingen SMF (Solingen Metallwaren Fabrik)

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The knife is 100% authentic in very good condition, it is one of the early models.
A gravity knife is a knife with a blade contained in its handle, and which opens its blade by the force of gravity. The main purpose of this opening method is that it allows opening and closing to be done one handed, in situations where the other hand is occupied. A major historical use has been in issue to parachutists to cut off their parachutes when tangled in a tree or in similar situations.

One of the most recognizable gravity knives is the World War II-era Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger-Messer or German air force paratrooper knife, which utilizes a four-inch (100 mm) telescoping (OTF), gravity-propelled locking blade. First produced in 1937, the FJM was issued to German flight crews and paratroops, primarily for the purpose of cutting a trapped parachutist from his rigging in case he landed with a tangled parachute, or became entangled in trees with the shroud lines. Though not intended for use as a fighting knife, the FJM's blade could be and was used as a close combat weapon when necessary.

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[indianajones]

That’s not a gravity knife it’s a lock back folding knife.

[anthonyintrieri]

If that's a gravity knife, my name is Peter pan and I can fly

[The_pioneer]

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