German Kappmesser found near Trier (Germany)

[purpom]

Hello again,

1 year ago I buy a German paratrooper knife at a flea-market at Trier (Germany) and
I m not sure if its fake or not (like my other knife on the forum). What do you think about this knife?
It has only WaA marking - no serial numbers. Manufacturer is SMF Solingen.
The string is supposed original shroud line (I don´t know - I m not really "Fallschirmjäger-Specialist")
The lever is broken and lose.
I pay 160 Euro ca 210 USD for this.

[purpom]

Please delete

This post is not answered over one year - It can be deleted

[jack1]

This post is not answered over one year - It can be deleted

It should not be deleted.
You took the time to post it so its only right you should get a reply.
Thats manners.
Its broken but to me it looks fine.
I could be wrong.
I think the post has just been forgoten about.
Let the experts chime in on this one.

[nickn]

Knife looks original
I don't know about the lanyard

[jack1]

I did have one just like yours but i had it repaired.
The spring lever was repaired with a modern BUND lever and when finnished you could not tell.
The only differance was the force to activate it used was not as strong.
The blade wobbled when out.

[timothy downum]

Its good original gravity knife first model (non takedown) should be a Luftwaffe stick bird proof on spike part a stick bird with a no 5 or 6 lanyard could be original as some of them were made from parachute shoud line. timothy

[airborne909]

If you want to fix a broken Gravity Knife, check out this link !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS-n...ature=youtu.be

[ivbaust]

I’m not collecting gravity knives, but other edged weapons. And I would rather put a broken dagger or bayonet into my collection, than a reworked and with postwar parts completed item. JMO.

[Serge M.]

It should not be deleted.
You took the time to post it so its only right you should get a reply.
Thats manners.
Its broken but to me it looks fine.
I could be wrong.
I think the post has just been forgoten about.
Let the experts chime in on this one.

This is a prime example of what happens when photos are not attached to WAF server, they are later deleted and the thread becomes useless.

I will be cracking down on members who still insist on using 3rd party photo hosting sites.
If $35. a year to become a Associate Member so one can attach photos to WAF server (besides many other features not available for 'Free Members') is too much to spend so one can make a lasting contribution and hear opinions from other collectors, then in my opinion a thread like this deserves to be deleted, as it serves only frustration and unfortunately we have a lot of now useless threads in all sections of the forum.

-Serge

[TWS]

Agree with you Serge. If a collector is not willing to pony up $35 to avoid making mistakes that could cost hundreds of $, then they are just silly.