Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by Solinger Metallwaren Fabrik with Waffen Proof - SMF Japanese Field Gear and the crosshair reticle is

and the crosshair reticle is still fully visible

Herbert Johnson is a London firm of hatters and cap makers

with silver bullion embroidery

Of interest is that the kanji for "day" 日 is written in an archaic rounded shape

The artifacts were recovered in the early 1980s and were then housed in a Soviet Museum until 1991 when they made their way from Russia to the museum

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gravity Knife by Solinger Metallwaren Fabrik with Waffen Proof - SMF Japanese Field Gear and the crosshair reticle isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition example of an early war produced Type I version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Messer, or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm). It was produced by Solinger Metalwaren Fabrik Stcker & Co. GmbH, also known as SMF, who were one of the major producers of this knife during WWII. Their "Seated King" over Solingen trademark is seen on the blade, as well as ROSTFREI (rust