DEU - Fallschirmjager Messer LL80

Knives used by Bundeswehr (Fallschirmjager) paratroopers, manufactured by a certified company Eickhorn-Solingen Ltd.
Manufacturer Part No: LL80


Laser-cut, ice-hardened 440A steel blade
Operating temperature -40 ° C to + 80 ° C
Ergonomically shaped handle, easy to maintain, handle available in black and green with knurled anti-slip finish
Each blade with an individual serial number.
The knife used by German paratroopers during WWII served as a model for this knife.
The blade of the knife is inserted in the sleeve as standard, it is extended either by gravity or by twisting (centrifugal force). In addition to this blade, the knife also has a side, which is used either for stabbing or for piercing knots on a parachute rope, etc.


Available:
- tactical snore


Blade thickness: 3.6mm
Blade length: 80mm
Total length 280mm
Total weight 255g


source: http://www.lbainternational.com/eickhorn/


* I recently met this knife in an unnamed Czech army shop, the price of the used piece was around 1500 CZK.
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