Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by Paul Weyersberg & Co. of Solingen with Partial Waffen Proof Headgear Blade is very clean with

Blade is very clean with only slight wear and just a touch of flaking of the plating near the tip

It still has traces of the original red paint on the warhead of the grenade

of Leipzig in 1916

under the pretext of suppressing resistance activities

On this item we have found NO COLONIAL ISSUE MARKINGS WHATSOEVER

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by Paul Weyersberg & Co. of Solingen with Partial Waffen Proof Headgear Blade is very clean withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This very nice example was produced by Paul Weyersberg & Co. of Solingen, who were one of the major producers of this knife during WWII. The company "Sword and Wreath" logo is etched into the blade, as well as ROSTFREI (rust free) indicating stainless steel construction. Solingen is known as the "City of Blades" and has a centuries old history of edged weapon production. This example has fine, stainless steel