Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Airborne Schrade Edgemaster M2 No.2 Paratrooper Knife with Metal Handle Martini-Henry Rifle " This is their story

" This is their story

so we have no way of knowing when it was constructed

The outpost line and principal resistance line were separated by a 1

The case is maker marked by Alois Rettenmaier of Schwäbisch-Gmünd

the bolt extractor

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Airborne Schrade Edgemaster M2 No.2 Paratrooper Knife with Metal Handle Martini-Henry Rifle " This is their storyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Worn in the breast pocket of the Paratrooper M2 Jump Jacket, these knives were intended for paratroopers to cut their parachute cords and anything else if they got entangled during a jump. All of the versions are quite rare and hard to find, partly because they continued to be used after the war, and simply wore out. This very nice service worn example offered in good functional condition, and is marked on the base