Original German WWII Early Unit Marked 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Belt Hanger Chain Receiver Top Cover and the often forgotten Gerber

and the often forgotten Gerber Mark II Combat Knife are all famed fighting knives

"  With alacrity unusual in honoring

canvas and leather action cover

and the original blued finish is well retained

The only crack we noticed runs back from the tail of the lock plate

Original German WWII Early Unit Marked 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Belt Hanger Chain Receiver Top Cover and the often forgotten GerberOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger from the late 1930s, made by the well known firm of Paul Weyersberg & Co., Waffenfabrik (Weapons Factory), one of the many different firms run by members of the large Weyersberg family of Solingen. It has the earliest pattern fittings, which were a mixture of alloy and steel (on the scabbard), and were both plated and then coated with a type of blue oxide or paint. As the