Poland Para´s cord-cutter-knife WPD

[Reibert]

Hi, mates !

Wanna show you some paratrooper´s cord-cutter knive´s of the Army of Poland.

BTW, it was the inspiring example of the first NVA of the GDR cord-cutter knife, (also made in Poland !).

[Adrian Stevenson]

Very unusual! Thanks for showing them.

Cheers, Ade.

[Datrus]

One of the strangest looking blades i have seen, but. looks nice. Thanks mate

[Reibert]

For comparision, here´s the 2nd pattern, (last model), cord cutter-knife used in Para Units of the National People´s Army, (NVA, Nationale Volks-Armee der Deutschen, Demokratischen Republik), of the former GDR, (German Democratic Republic), manufactured in the GDR, and introduced in the late 80´s.

GDR Para´s initially used a clone of the M1937 gravity knife of the Luftwaffe.

In the 70´s the first pattern NVA Para cord cutter-knife with "stationary" blade was introduced and was made in Poland.

This pattern cord cutter-knive was fixed underneath, (on the bottom), of the BE-8 Rettungsschirmes, (reserve chute).

BTW, the "tip" of the blade is dull, but, I never, ever want to feel the extreme sharp blade of this cord cutter-knife on my throat ! ...

[Reibert]

Hi, mates !

Wanna show you some paratrooper´s cord-cutter knive´s of the Army of Poland.

BTW, it was the inspiring example of the first NVA of the GDR cord-cutter knife, (also made in Poland !).

Here´s an example of an polish made NVA cord cutter knife I received today:

[Reibert]

Here´s another Nóż spadochronowy wz. 1965

53 in the oval stands for the manufacturer Zaklady Metalowe Wifama in Lódz

IMHO WP-D stands for Wojska Powietrzno-Desantowe

Anny clue, what´s the meaning of the marking 1943 stamped in the sheath ???

[Reibert]

Another WP-D -knife.

AFAIK the name of the Para, owned the knife, is Nowak.

As far I was told, the family of the polish Para was located in Przemysl.
Were, (still are ?), any paratroopers units deployed in, or, near the town of Przemysl ?

[Reibert]

IMO an very "early" polish paratroopers knife ...

[Reibert]

WIFAMA stands for Widzewska Fabryka Maszyn Włókienniczych ( broni w zakładzie WIFAMA – Łódź ) located in Łódź

[Reibert]

Maybe from interest ?

"odd", (polish ?), cord cutter knife !