Thread: Classic Knives
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Old 01-28-2011, 07:24   #38
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Originally Posted by cszakolczai View Post
I never knew the design was kept the same from WW2. During WW2 the Fallschirmjagers carried that same looking knife with a wooden handle and many had the solingen stamping on the blade. Are either of the gravity knives stamped with anything on the blade?
There are basically 3 Gravity Knives models.
The first one from WWII (wood handle)
The second, very similar but with plastic handle (1950 to 1970).
And the third one, almost all plastic body (the LL80) (1980's)
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/Pato/GGK.jpg
Pic not mine.
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