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  1.  LUFTGRAV #30909 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with Lanyard - Paul Weyersburg

    This Luftwaffe gravity knife is in choice condition throughout and it is equipped with an outstanding rope lanyard which is permanently attached to the knife having a clip on one end. The nickel mounts on this example are still nice and bright and have an almost new look appearance to them. The activator lever is samped, “59”. The marlin spike has its fine original point and is waffen amt in the corner with the stick bird and the number “5” in his belly. These fittings are as nice as you will see. The grip plates are an outstanding walnut having good grain throughout. There is very little grip toning being an indication that this gravity knife has not been handled much. The springs for the blade and the marlin spike are nice and tight. This blade is also a real beauty. It has 100% of its original graining and is nice and bright. This blade is in mint condition. The reverse side is etched with the Weyersberg dual ovals. The ovals trap the firm’s name and location, “Paul Weyersberg and Co. Solingen”. Beneath the oval is the term for stainless steel, “rostfrei”. Attached to the metal loop at the end of the knife is the lanyard. This lanyard is composed of a woven cotton material. The weave is very intricate and almost has the look of a snakeskin. The looped ends of the lanyard have been permanently closed with cotton thread which is wrapped about and permanently closed. There is a nickel-plated snap clip at the opposite end of the lanyard which would have been used to clip to a D-ring worn by the Luftwaffe parachutist. An extremely nice example here the first of which I have had.

    Mint. $1495.00(#071910)

  2.  LUFTGRAV #30775 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by Rare Maker - F&A Helbig

    This Helbig Luftwaffe gravity knife is only the second one I have ever had by this producer. They obviously made a few of them and that is all. This gravity knife has fine nickel-plated mounts and the springs are in good shape to the blade and the marlin spike. I notice that there are no numbers on the activator lever of this example. The marlin spike is stamped like normal having a stick bird with number “5” in his belly. The stamping is slightly off center so we can only see the top of the bird. The grip plates of this example are a pleasing darker color wood. The wood does not seem to be the same walnut that is used by other producers as the color tone is different. This wood has some nice graining in it and shows some normal usage but no problems. The blade is nice and bright and has all of its crossgraining. This blade would be in mint condition were it not for just a minor bit of edge sharpening. It is really not noticeable on the backside but on the front side there is just a little slip of the grinding wheel towards the end section of the blade and this shows on the edge. It is not bad though and this blade still easily grades in near full mint condition. The reverse ricasso has the double elipse logo of this producer etched into the surfaces. The ellipse traps the name and location, “F&A Helbig / Steinbach KRM”. In the center is the word which I have never been able to figure out a meaning for, “Gaefler”. Below the ellipse is the term for stainless steel which is in an arch shape following the ellipse contour, “rostfrei”. If you are collecting gravity knives by maker mark this one is almost impossible to find and it is in great condition to boot.

    Excellent Plus, Plus. $1395.00(#071910)

  3.  LUFTGRAV #30908 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - Paul Weyersburg

    This Luftwaffe gravity knife has good bright nickel mounts throughout. These mounts are in excellent condition and show very little usage. The activator lever is stamped “878” and the spring area below has a matching number. Further up on the activator it is stamped, “1”. The marlin spike has a good original needle tip to it and in the corner it is waffen amt with a stick bird having the number “5” in his belly. The grip plates are the walnut variety having lighter brown tone and close graining to the wood. The springs are nice and tight throughout this gravity knife. The blade, although nice and bright and having crossgraining, looks to have been professionally restored. The blade is slightly misshaped from its original look. The crossgraining has been nicely applied and it looks as though there may have been some sharpening to the surfaces at one time. At any rate, the etched trademark still remains and it is the double ovals. These ovals trap the firm’s name and location, “Paul Weyersberg & Co. Solingen”. Inside is a downward pointing sword postioned between two wheat shafts. Below the ovals it is the stainless steel term, “rostfrei”. A good looking outside here which would rate in near full mint condition with a nice restoration to the blade. This gravity knife is priced accordingly.

    Excellent Plus. $695.00

  4. LUFTGRAV #26601 Price Reduced! Luftwaffe Takedown Gravity Knife

    This takedown Gravity Knife has seen quite a bit of usage, and shows overall age throughout. It does, however, still work, and it is all there. The knife appears to have been made with the nickel plated style mounts, as opposed to the blued type, seen later on during war production. This example has the takedown style throat, which has the pointing downward arrow on the surface of the mouth area, and the takedown button works well. Taking the mouth off reveals the number "210" stamped on the surface below, which also has an arrow, and also the same number is stamped on the lip of the throat area. The activator lever has the number, "35", stamped into it. It is not unusual to see mismatched numbers on these takedown pieces. The marlinspike works well, and has a waffen amt in its corner, being the usual stick-bird with number "5" in his belly. Overall, these nickel fittings show dullness from age. The blade spring works well when the activator is pushed. The blade shows some old edge sharpening, and overall usage throughout. This blade is slightly gray, but still looks pretty good. The reverse area, about 1/3 down, is etched with the oval trademark of this producer. The double ovals capture the firm's name and location, "Paul Weyersberg & Co., Solingen". Inside is a downward pointing sword, placed between two wheat shafts. The grip plates are an oak variety, and they have turned quite dark from age. There is usage signs throughout the plates, with no serious cracks. This is a good working takedown Gravity knife, but unfortunately, the blade does release about a 1/4 of the way down when the knife is turned upside in the locked postion. Still a good knife though, and priced to sell.

    Excellent. Initially priced at $795.00, now only $695.00!

  5. LUFTGRAV #29975 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - SMF

    This Luftwaffe gravity knife has very good outside parts having excellent nickel-plated surfaces. The blade activator lever has good strong springs and it is marked in two places. It is numbered “4” on the lever itself and the inside area has a number that looks like “134”. The marlin spike has a good point to it and it is stamped in the corner with the stick bird having a number “5”. The wood grips of this example are walnut and they have a pleasing brown rich color. The grips have a few signs of usage but no problems whatsoever. There is also a nice grain in both surfaces. The blade of this example is about the best you will ever see. It is still mirror bright and has 100% of the original crossgraining. There has never been any sharpening or any rubbing for that matter. This blade looks like it has only been dropped out of the knife a couple of times. The reverse ricasso features the seated king trademark holding an upward pointing sword. The king sits over the firm’s monogram and location, “SMF Solingen”. Beneath this is the German word for stainless steel being “rostfrei”. A very nice gravity knife here in top condition.

    B>Near Mint. $995.00

  6. LUFTGRAV #30066 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - Paul Weyersburg

    This Luftwaffe gravity knife is in very fine condition throughout. The nickel mounts are nice and bright showing very little usage. The blade activator is marked “90” in one place and also “90” on the hinge area. The marlin spike is stamped with a stick eagle and it appears to have a five in his belly but I can’t be sure as the stamping is a little light. The grip plates are outstanding walnut. They show a little bit of usage but hardly anything. The graining is good and they have a pleasing look. The blade of this example is nice and bright still having almost all of its original crossgraining. Someone had sharpened the knife along the edge and somewhere along the line someone took the sharpening off. This can be seen as the area where the sharpening once was is bright than the grained area. Still, it is remarkable to see a gravity knife with a blade in this condition. This blade easily grades in near mint condition. The reverse ricasso is etched with the double ovals which contain the firm’s name and location, “Paul Weyersberg & Company Solingen”, “rostfrei”. Overall an extremely fine Luftwaffe gravity knife here.

    Near Mint. $895.00

  7. LUFTGRAV #30667 Takedown Gravity Knife

    This takedown gravity knife is one of the issue types that was definitely used during wartime. It has all blued surfaces and the bluing is about 90% throughout. There is some aging in some of the areas, for an example there are some darker spots in both sides of the throat but I don’t think it is too detractive. I took the throat mechanism off and the bottom portion of it is serial numbered “1170”. The activator lever is numbered “962” on the inner portion. Why these numbers never seem to match I don’t know but rarely do they. This example opens up nicely to reveal the blade inside and for cleaning purposes. The grip plates are a fine darker color walnut. They are in excellent condition showing only modest usage signs. These plates are a darker color wood having good graining on both sides and lots of eye appeal. The throat area has the arrow pointing downward on the obverse toward the push button. This is to tell the less bright among us that by pushing this button the throat will come off. There is also a downward pointing arrow on the inner section letting you know which way you’re supposed to put the throat back on. The Germans take nothing for granted! The marlin spike has a good original tip on it still having all of the blue. One side of it is marked with a waffen amt being a stick bird with a five in his belly. The other side is marked with the property numbers “R.B.Nr./0/0561/0019”. Sometimes you will see these numbers on the blades and what they are is a model number for an item made on behalf of the Luftwaffe. This blade has no markings on it because they appear on the marlin spike. The blade itself is in remarkably good condition considering that this is a wartime made piece. The obverse blade actually has almost all of its original grain and there is just the tiniest sign of sharpening just up from the edge. The reverse blade has more of this sharpening showing but it is not bad. All in all this blade easily grades in excellent plus condition. A nice combat gravity knife here.

    Excellent Plus. $995.00

  8. LUFTGRAV #29225 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - SMF

    This Luftwaffe Gravity Knife has the all nickel mounts. They are in excellent condition throughout, and the activator lever is marked “39” on the inside area and “2” on the outside. The marlin spike is in good condition, and is waffen amt with the stickbird eagle having a “5” in his belly. The oak grip plates of this example are a lighter color, indicating that there has not been a lot of handling of this knife. In addition to the lighter color wood, there is a most attractive grain which has as burl effect on the reverse side. The obverse side has a slight “tiger” look to the grain. An excellent looking piece here. The blade is also a fine example. It is nice and bright and has no signs of sharpening. It does have a couple of little kinks along the edge toward the tip, but they are not bad and probably could come out with a little work. The blade itself appears to have all of its original graining in the surfaces and does rate in Near Mint condition. It would be Mint were not for the small kinks. The reverse of the blade is etched with the seated king trademark. The king holds an upward pointing sword and sits on the firm’s initials, “SMF”. Below this is the firm’s location, “ Solingen ”, and the German word for stainless steel, “Rostfrei”. A nice gravity knife here with good working springs.

    Near Mint. $995.00

  9. LUFTGRAV #29798 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - SMF

    This gravity knife is in good overall condition, having nickel fittings throughout. The nickel is in good shape, the throat fitting having the original owner’s initial “A” scratched into both sides of it. The blade release activator is numbered “2”, as well as “655”. The marlin spike is in good shape and is waffenamt with the stickbird having a “5” in his belly. The grip plates of this example are a good dark walnut and they have a pleasing grain, showing some minor usage signs. The blade is as good as you will ever see. This mint condition example has full original graining and precise shape. A beautiful example here! The reverse ricasso is darkly etched with the seated king trademark. The king holds an upward pointed sword, while sitting on the firm’s initials, “S.M.F.”. Beneath this in an arch shape is the town, “Solingen”, and beneath this the German word for stainless steel, “Rostfrei”. A very nice gravity knife here with good working springs.

    Excellent. $995.00

  10. LUFTGRAV #29705C Luftwaffe Takedown Gravity Knife - S.M.F.

    This Luftwaffe Takedown Gravity Knife has excellent blued surfaces throughout. In fact, the bluing is in near 100% condition. The only part that is not blued on this piece is the ring on the back of the knife. The takedown activator lever is marked “288”. The takedown button works well, and when the throat mechanism is removed it reveals the number “0117” stamped on the lower edge. The marlin spike is also in a good blued state, and I do not see any waffenamt stamping in the corner, although this piece is definitely a World War II vintage Luftwaffe example. Perhaps the inspector missed this one! The grip plates are a dark walnut color, having very pleasing grain. These plates are in perfect condition throughout, and it is also interesting to note that the obverse grip plate up at the edge area near the back part of the plate is stamped with the number “8”. I do not know what the purpose of this would have been, other than a property stamping. The blade itself is a real beauty, having outstanding bright finish with very good crossgraining. This graining is still almost all there, and the blade itself grades in near mint condition. There is the tiniest of edge sharpening if you really look close, but it is nothing. The reverse ricasso is etched with the seated king trademark, the king having a pointed upward sword and positioned on the firm’s initials, “S.M.F.”. Below this is an arch shaped “Solingen”, and the word for stainless steel, “Rostfrei”. A very nice takedown gravity knife here.

    Excellent Plus,Plus. $1,095.00

  11. LUFTGRAV #29252C Luftwaffe Takedown Gravity Knife – Paul Weyersberg

    This takedown gravity knife shows some usage of the period but overall, it is in quite good condition. The blued surfaces only show a little thinning on the sharp areas. Overall, the blue is still at about 95% - 98%. The takedown system works good and the activator lever is numbered “69”. The internal parts are stamped “386”. The grip plates are a fine walnut having a good, rich color and little usage signs. The marlin spike is in good condition, having a waffenamp in the corner. It is the usual stick bird having the number “5” in his belly. The blade itself is still in nice condition, having most of its original graining still showing in the surfaces. It has only a slight amount of age over the surfaces and may clean up if someone wanted to do this. As it is, though, the blade is in a near mint state. It is etched on the reverse with the double ovals which trap the firm’s name “Paul Weyersberg & Co. Solingen”. Inside, is the downward pointing sword placed between two wheat shafts. A good working example here and a nice piece to display with other Luftwaffe paratrooper parts.

    Excellent Plus Plus. $1,195.00

  12. LUFTGRAV #28932C Luftwafffe Gravity Knife – Paul Weyersburg

    This gravity knife is the non-takedown type, having good nickel finished mounts. This knife shows general usage throughout but the fittings are still in fairly good condition. The activator lever is marked, “717” and the spring portion of the lever matches this number. The marlin spike has the waffen amt consisting of a stick bird with the number, “5”. Both springs seem to work well and the blade goes in and out nicely. The grip plates show a little bit of time served as there is a small chip on the reverse upper edge area and a gauge in the side area extending to the center on the obverse area. But these are the kind of things that one would expect to see in a gravity knife that saw service. The blade slides in and out very nicely and it is still bright. It has minute amounts of graying in the surfaces if you look very closely. The blade has a couple of small hits to the edges but they are not really nicks. This blade grades at about excellent plus. The reverse has a good etch to the double ovals which contain the firm’s name and location, “Paul Weyersberg & Co. Solingen” and beneath this the word, “Rostfrie”, which of course stands for stainless steel. A decent example here, priced accordingly.

    Good. $695.00

  13. LUFTGRAV #28979 Luftwafffe Gravity Knife – SMF

    This gravity knife is made of all polished nickel parts and it is the non-takedown type. All of the nickel parts are in good condition throughout. The springs are nice and tight on both the marlin spike and blade. The activator is stamped with a number one and also, “54” underneath this number. The marlin spike has the usual stick bird waffen amt in the lower corner and the bird has a, “5” in his belly. The grip plates are a good oak solid wood and the reverse plate is in good condition throughout. The obverse plate has a gauge cut across the letter portion of the wood as well as a matching type cut across the upper area of the same grip. I do not know why this was done but a lot of things can happen during wartime and perhaps boredom. The blade of this example works well and it is still bright. It also has quite a bit of crossgraining in the finish. Unfortunately, someone has done a sharpening job and the sharpening was not done too well as some of it has scored the blade itself. It is not bad though and this blade still rates at excellent to excellent plus. In fact, some of this could be taken out if somebody wanted to work with it. All in all though, a good original gravity knife.

    Excellent Plus, Plus. $795.00

  14. LUFTGRAV #28710 Luftwafffe Gravity Knife – Paul Weyersburg

    This This Luftwaffe Gravity Knife has the usual nickel plated mounts. The obverse side still is quite clean, where as the reverse side has some minor pitting to the throat area and the collar below. The oak wood grip plates are in good shape having a couple of minor hits, but nothing serious. The activator lever is stamped with the number “54” in two places. The marlin spike has a good tip to it and it is waffenamt with an early form of stick bird. The blade of this example is still nice and bright, having its original cross graining pretty much all there. There is some minor sharpening, but it is mostly confined to the edge area and is not bad at all. There are a couple of stains in the blade but all in all, this blade grades at excellent plus plus to near mint condition. The reverse ricasso is etched with the maker logo of the double ovals which contain the firm’s name and location “Paul Weyersburg & Co Solingen”. Inside is a downward pointing sword placed between two wheat shafts. Below this logo is the German word for stainless steel “rostfrei”. The mechanism for this knife works good but the blade does not like to come out without just a slight jerk of the wrist. This would be an easy example to operate once the right touch is achieved. A good gravity knife here, showing usage and some minor age but it is all there and the springs are still nice and tight.

    Excellent Plus. $795.00

  15. LUFTGRAV #28593 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife – SMF

    This gravity knife is the style with nickel-plated surfaces. This example has good bright nickeling throughout. The activator lever is marked, “350”. The spike is in good condition and is waffen amt with an eagle having a “5” in his belly. The grip plates are a choice oak wood having fine graining. These plates have been varnished and really look good. The varnish even appears to be very old and could be original. The blade of this example is still factory bright and has all of its crossgraining throughout. This blade is in mint condition. The reverse ricasso is etched with the seated king trademark. The king is holding an upward pointing sword while he sits on his firm’s initials, “SMF”. Beneath this is the town, “Solingen” and beneath this is the word, “Rostfrei”. An extremely nice gravity knife with all good strong working springs.

    Excellent Plus, Plus. $795.00

  16. LUFTGRAV #28451 Luftwaffe Takedown Gravity Knife

    This takedown gravity knife has the blued finish throughout. The finish shows a little bit of mild wear and there is also some staining here and there. Overall, I would say the blue is about 70-80%. The throat area has the arrow which points downward toward the button which when pushed allows the throat to come off and the gravity knife to separate for cleaning. The blade activator lever is numbered, “62”. When the throat is taken off the numbers inside are, “865”. The mechanism seems to work quite well. The marlin spike is also in good condition having a waffen amt in the folding corner. The wood grip plates are a most attractive darker oak color having fine graining. They are in perfect condition throughout and are very attractive. The blade still has most of its brightness but it does show some usage and there is some sharpening but only at the very edge. This blade rates at approximately excellent plus, still retaining its original shape. The blade has the etching on the obverse ricasso, “RB Nr. 0/0561/0020”. These numbers are attributable to the Paul Weyersburg producer. Gravity knives made during the war were given an RB number which represented the manufacturer. A nice example here which comes from a veteran source.

    Excellent Plus. $1,095.00(#081910)

  17. LUFTGRAV #27335 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife – Paul Weyersburg

    This gravity knife is in the nickel finish and it is in remarkable condition throughout. There are only the most minor signs of usage, the nickel surfaces still being nice and bright. The activator lever is stamped “35". The oak grip plates are in excellent condition throughout with little signs of usage. The marlin spike is newlike with its original point and is has been waffenamt at the corner joint with the stick bird having the number “5" in his belly. The springs are nice and tight throughout this piece. The blade is an outstanding example, still having all of its original cross graining and being bright throughout. The blade shows only the most minor signs of age and shows only a little bit of sharpening at the point area, but confined to the lower edge only. This blade easily rates in near full mint condition. The reverse ricasso is etched with the double ovals which contain the firm’s name and location “Paul Weyersberg & Co. Solingen”. Inside, there is a downward pointing sword placed between two wheat shafts. A very fine gravity knife here.

    Near Mint. $1,095.00

  18. LUFTGRAV #28017 Takedown Luftwaffe Gravity Knife with RB Numbered Blade

    This takedown Luftwaffe gravity knife shows quite a bit of overall usage and age, but it still has most of the blue finish and it also still works well. The blue throughout the fittings is about 85%. There are some rust marks here and there, but nothing serious. The throat has the arrow which points downward to the button which is countersunk within the top of the grip plate where it meets the throat. The activator lever is stamped “92". When taking the throat off and revealing the lower area, the parts are marked “804" respectively. The grip plates are a dark brown oak color which probably is stained deeply from hand usage. This looks quite well. The marlin spike is in good condition and it is waffenamt in the corner with the usual stick bird having the “5" in his belly. The springs both work well on this piece. The blade also shows substantial age in the surfaces and there is some mild sharpening, but the blade’s shape still remains intact. This blade would only grade at near excellent. The reverse ricasso is etched with the Luftwaffe property marking “rb nr./0/0561/0020". This “20" ending indicates to me that this is a later-made piece, as most of these I have seen in the past ended with the number “19". This is an excellent example for someone outfitting a combat tunic mannequin or, if you are just looking for one of these takedowns that still works and available on the cheap!

    Excellent. $695.00

  19. LUFTGRAV #27366 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - Paul Weyersburg

    This fine example has all nickel fittings and shows only mild usage. The springs are still good throughout. The activator lever is stamped “22". The same stamping appears on the spring mechanism attached to the lever. The marlin spike is in good condition and is waffenamt with an early style stick bird have a “5" in his belly. The grip plates of this example are an attractive, nicely graining oak. They are in choice condition, showing only minimal usage. The blade is still nice and bright, having most of the original cross graining. There is just the slightest sharpening evident on the edge, but this is to be expected, as most gravity knives were sharpened by the owner. It was tastefully done however, and this blade still grades in near mint condition. The reverse ricasso is etched with the double oval trademark which traps the firm’s name and location “Paul Weyersberg & Company Solingen”. Inside is a downward pointing sword placed between two wheat shafts. Below this is the German word for stainless steel, “rostfrei”. A fine example here which will fit very well in any Luftwaffe collection.

    Excellent Plus, Plus. $895.00

  20. LUFTGRAV #27847 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - Paul Weyersburg

    This Luftwaffe gravity knife is the type with fine nickel finish throughout. The activator lever is stamped “435". The marlin spike is in good condition, having fine, original point. Stamped into the bottom area where the marlin spike is hinged is a stick bird waffenamp. The waffenamp appears to have the number “5" in his belly. The spring mechanisms for both the spike and the blade all are in good working order. The grip plates are a fine darker brown oak wood. They show a little bit of mild usage, but overall are in good condition. The blade is a very fine example, still being factory bright and having nearly all of the cross graining still intact across its surfaces. Only the very edge of the blade has been sharpened, and this was not done with any scarring on the edges. This blade easily rates in near full mint condition. The reverse ricasso is etched with the double ovals. These ovals contain the firm’s name and location “Paul Weyersberg & Company Solingen”. Beneath is the German word for stainless steel “Rostfrei”. A nice example here, that will go well with your Luftwaffe collection.

    Excellent Plus, Plus. $995.00

  21. LUFTGRAV #27898 Luftwaffe Gravity Knife - SMF

    This Luftwaffe gravity knife is the nickeled type and all nickel fittings are in excellent condition throughout. The activator lever is stamped “154”. The springs are good in both the marlin spike and the blade. The marlin spike is deeply stamped with a stick eagle bird having the number “5” in his stomach. The grip plates are a lighter color oak wood tan. They show only modest usage and are in perfect condition. The blade is still bright throughout and does have most of its original cross graining in the finish. The original owner has sharpened the blade and some of the sharpening effort has gone into the blade surfaces. Overall, though, it is not bad and this blade still easily grades at excellent plus. The reverse ricasso pictures the seated king with a sword pointing upward. The king is resting on the firm’s initials “SMF”. Below is an arch-shaped location town “Solingen”. Below this is the German word for stainless steel “rostfrei”. A good, sound example here.

    Excellent. $895.00