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LUFTWAFFE GRAVITY KNIFE - Please Help with any information

Article about: Hi, A friend of mine is selling this gravity knife. I would like to know more information about it. What is the maker? Does it look to have been sharpened - value damaged?

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    Hi,
    A friend of mine is selling this gravity knife.
    I would like to know more information about it.
    What is the maker?
    Does it look to have been sharpened - value damaged?
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    This link might provide some info as I am not sure. Looks sharpened to me. Does it function properly? Is there any history behind it?

    The Reichsbetriebsnummer RB numbering system.

    John

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    Yes it functions properly.
    I thought it was sharpened but was not 100% sure.
    It is a vet bring back.
    I have seen them offered for $400-$700 but I am wondering how much the sharpening de-values the knife.

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    We collectors are a funny lot - a soldier sharpens his knife during the war ( possibly in the field ) and we consider it less valuable........ but never used and we love it!!??
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    It's a good one. From the R.B.Nr code we know the maker is Paul Weyersberg of Solingen. Bayonets should not be sharpened, that was regulation. A pocket knife was a tool and common sense would tell you soldiers would sharpen them. Collectors sometimes don't recognize common sense.

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    Quote by Danmark View Post
    We collectors are a funny lot - a soldier sharpens his knife during the war ( possibly in the field ) and we consider it less valuable........ but never used and we love it!!??
    Quote by Anderson View Post
    ..... A pocket knife was a tool and common sense would tell you soldiers would sharpen them. Collectors sometimes don't recognize common sense.
    +1

    A wartime used example holds much more appeal to me. You know it was "there". But different strokes for different folks.
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    Nice original as stated looks like the take down model? timothy

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    Thank you all for your replies and help.

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    My friend offered to sell me the knife.
    He is asking $350 for it.
    I have seen them on dealer sites go from upwards of $750 to $425 on the low end.
    I am wondering if based on the condition $350 would be reasonable.

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    Seems fair to me. The wood grips appear unscratched or dented.

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