German Paratrooper folding knife - Need Identification and Authentication

**pnowinow** · 07-01-2022, 05:31 AM

You are 100% right, but The signatures are disturbing, the lettering is consistent with time. Doesn't look as Asia product.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-01-2022 05:31 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**rbminis** · 07-01-2022, 07:16 AM

Then, there is the RZM mark, which, as far as I know, should not be on any Luftwaffe edged weapons.
Daggers and swords were marked with a stick eagle with a number 5, or 6, inside the eagle's wings.
If you can find any other Luftwaffe edged weapon with an RZM mark, please post it.
Ralph.

**pnowinow** · 07-01-2022, 09:29 AM

Probably you are right, I have no any idea. I hear teory

this is part of "gift set" not weapon, or fake "gift set" like nowadays badge lanyard, or pen drive with trademark

**Anderson** · 07-01-2022, 10:19 AM

The mauser maker mark appears to have been copied from a WW1 bayonet.

**Frogprince** · 07-02-2022, 12:07 AM

The knife in question has a characteristic seen with items from China/Asia which is all that I'm going to say at this time. Best Regards, Fred

**zazadze** · 07-02-2022, 04:38 PM

Hi everyone. These are the original German pantographs Erma/Kastor from my private collection. Enjoy

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**rbminis** · 07-02-2022, 04:59 PM

[QUOTE=zazadze;2251621]Hi everyone. These are the original German pantographs Erma/Kastor from my private collection. Enjoy

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**pnowinow** · 07-02-2022, 06:08 PM

Of course, this is true. I see many fake knifes this style. But I don't see fake with Mauser (realistic) mark. This is tiny mark, like at Victorinox knife, not easy to make.

**CBH** · 07-02-2022, 06:26 PM

The RZM is enough of a red flag, the mark would indicate that it was NSDAP issue item, Lipstick on a Pig as they say.

**Anderson** · 07-02-2022, 09:49 PM

Friend, you started your thread "Needing identification and Authentication". You have already received both unanimously from the members. But you don't seem to want to accept the reality, the knife is a post war fake, based on an earlier design. This knife was not made by Mauser or issued to the Luftwaffe. It's all been said already.