Pretty cool knife I found today

[JGalt]

On the way back from doing some grocery shopping in another town, I stopped at a little junk store and found this knife: It's a Cold War era (1981) West German paratrooper's gravity knife, which was made by Eickhorn Solingen. I believe the shop owner probably thought it was supposed to be spring-loaded, and was broken. It measures 5-3/8" when the blade is retracted and the blade measures 3-3/8" when extended. It also has a 3-1/2" long spike that unfolds from the other end. The notch in the top of the blade serves some purpose, as many of these knives have the same notch.

These things are going for ridiculous prices to knife collectors, up around $190 to $225. They're illegal to carry in some states but my state allows them if you have a concealed carry permit.

 

[deannalw]

Pretty cool!

I started carrying a knife when I worked for a store and often had to walk a skeery, dark long walk to my car, late at night.

I pity the fool that messed with me. I woulda panic stabbed him 147 times.

 

[JGalt]

Pretty cool!

I started carrying a knife when I worked for a store and often had to walk a skeery, dark long walk to my car, late at night.

I pity the fool that messed with me. I woulda panic stabbed him 147 times.

Why not 148, just to make sure?

 

[deannalw]

Why not 148, just to make sure?

Depends on how tired my arm gets.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

The US air force used have a parachute switch blade knife.
The hook blade was to cut parachute cords.

 

[JGalt]

The US air force used have a parachute switch blade knife.
The hook blade was to cut parachute cords.

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Those were made by Schrade. I used to have one of those 20 years ago and posted it on Ebay, but the auction was pulled.

 

[Unkotare]

Pretty cool!

I started carrying a knife when I worked for a store and often had to walk a skeery, dark long walk to my car, late at night.

I pity the fool that messed with me. I woulda panic stabbed him 147 times.

When I worked campus security and then overnight down at the waterfront, I didn't carry anything.

 

[deannalw]

When I worked campus security and then overnight down at the waterfront, I didn't carry anything.

It wasn't that long before I got hired that a weirdo in a dress kidnapped one of the gals going to her car. As he drove, he raved and stopped long enough to stuff her in some kind of container or box. I don't remember exactly what now. Maybe a well house.

Anyway- at night they began having someone walk out with whomever wanted that. For awhile, anyway.