Very good and detailed video. A lot of work has been done on the classification of rarities! Thank you for your general acquaintance with the world of Luftwaffe knives.
My favorite video on UA-cam still! I can’t get enough. I’m looking forward to your book coming in English my friend. Also waiting for part 2! 😅 thanks again for all of the dedication and hard work you put into this topic. Everyone loves these knifes but very few truly dig this deep and understand that there are more than just a type 1 and type 2 that are legitimate wartime variants. If anyone has a knife for sale don’t hesitate to send me a message. I will buy it regardless of condition!
It appears I have one on the Type II bi - ca. 1944. My father brought it back after the war. He was in the 94th Infantry. He said they found these knives at a bombed out factory and there were cases of them. I think it could of possibly been near Belgium.
There is one of those in the collection that my father left me. I know this knife since i was a chiild and the story behind. it was the knife of one pilot of the Legion Condor that had an accident in Asturias Spain around 1937/38 during the Spanish Civil war .Next time I go Spain ill check it out.
Thanks again for the great video! Question on springs durability, I have seen quite a few knives with broken or repaired springs, how fragile are those, in all the years of your collecting experience have you ever broke one just by opening and closing it ? Sometimes I want to play with one I have, but kind of worrying if I’ll brake that spring.
I may have broken one half way but heard of a few collectors who broke one. Just be careful and patient when Releasing a blade. I never push a lever all the way down as it is not necessary at all.
Excellent video and very informative. I do have one interesting knife not covered. Takedown version with 1 spike pin, carbon steel with Stainless blade. No markings except for #203 on blade release lever. Any ideas?
Thank you for the video I now know that I have a Paul Weyersberg Type 1 a1 -ca. 1942 which is devoid of the rostfrei my spring is broke and is missing part of it
That is a very rare knife worth fixing! Check out my other Video. There is a guy in the US, who does it really well. Contact me using the Email shown in the other Video if you like.
Hi I recently got a gravity knife from my grandfather and I can't find one that has a blade like it does, can I send I a few pictures and maybe tell me a little bit about it, thanks
Hello. I have a WW2 Gravity knife, Smf, that has a blue logo on the wood. Can I show the pics to you? Perhaps you can tell me its origin. Ich danke Ihnen. Mike
Great video! Thank you! At 2.55 min mark it is mentioned that Type 1 Weyersburg knifes have two rivets for the spike spring. I have Tipe 1 Weyersburg knife with only one rivet. What category would it go to? …..😉
The Reichswehr eagle differs in shape from the Wehrmacht eagle. Please have another look. Let's say, the Wehrmacht eagle is much simpler with straight lines.
Hello! Great video. I have one, mine has a the "5" stamp on the spike, nothing on the blade. Not quite sure where it falls in the rareness field. Grandfather got if from a prison camp in Germany after the war ended. He was a Red Devil paratrooper.
I thought I might have a find, but you have shown it's a post war production. Is there any value to it? It's illegal here in California. Thanks for the video
ich werde mal überlegen. Ist immer viel Arbeit, Ton und Bild zu synchronisieren. Englisch mache ich deswegen, weil deutlich mehr internationales Interesse am Thema besteht. Aber Danke für den Hinweis.
Hi, thank you i didnt know that the missing writing rostfrei is that rare, i got it today as a present, i was told that it costed around 400 euros, i was making sure that everything is ok, every marking was - unless the rostfrei, so i started to search that they are also Made from carbon steel, but didnt see example any where and now i see thanks to your video that its really True and it is more rare than i thought, and it is working! only the blade is wiggling and little bit rusty, but still it is in really good condition, i think it was worth it! Definitely nice thing to my collection:D, i dont know if you are answering to comments but can i get your email adress please and make 100% sure it is what i think it is? Thanks👍🏻😉
Outstanding video and historical data. I bought a copy of the book as well. Vielen Dank!
Thanks, please help to spread the video.
Very good and detailed video. A lot of work has been done on the classification of rarities! Thank you for your general acquaintance with the world of Luftwaffe knives.
I was able to determine that I have a type 1 a knife thanks to your video
My favorite video on UA-cam still! I can’t get enough. I’m looking forward to your book coming in English my friend. Also waiting for part 2! 😅 thanks again for all of the dedication and hard work you put into this topic. Everyone loves these knifes but very few truly dig this deep and understand that there are more than just a type 1 and type 2 that are legitimate wartime variants. If anyone has a knife for sale don’t hesitate to send me a message. I will buy it regardless of condition!
Books are there. Contacted you, no response yet.
@@divingeagletv $ sent. Can’t wait to receive the book! Thank you again my friend
@@divingeagletv can you help me authenticate my gravity knife
@@matthewperry4587 write me
@@divingeagletv I just got my hands on a new knife, cannot identify it. Looks like a really late war production. How can I contact you?
Vielen dank fur neues video aus Slowakei
It appears I have one on the Type II bi - ca. 1944. My father brought it back after the war. He was in the 94th Infantry. He said they found these knives at a bombed out factory and there were cases of them. I think it could of possibly been near Belgium.
There is one of those in the collection that my father left me. I know this knife since i was a chiild and the story behind. it was the knife of one pilot of the Legion Condor that had an accident in Asturias Spain around 1937/38 during the Spanish Civil war .Next time I go Spain ill check it out.
Hi. After watching your video I think I have a type 1b but can only assume it has been modified as it has a very different blade release.
Great video Peter!!!
Thanks again for the great video!
Question on springs durability, I have seen quite a few knives with broken or repaired springs, how fragile are those, in all the years of your collecting experience have you ever broke one just by opening and closing it ? Sometimes I want to play with one I have, but kind of worrying if I’ll brake that spring.
I may have broken one half way but heard of a few collectors who broke one. Just be careful and patient when Releasing a blade. I never push a lever all the way down as it is not necessary at all.
Excellent video and very informative. I do have one interesting knife not covered. Takedown version with 1 spike pin, carbon steel with Stainless blade. No markings except for #203 on blade release lever. Any ideas?
Sure, there is no RBNr on the spike base?
Thank you for the video I now know that I have a Paul Weyersberg Type 1 a1 -ca. 1942 which is devoid of the rostfrei my spring is broke and is missing part of it
That is a very rare knife worth fixing! Check out my other Video. There is a guy in the US, who does it really well. Contact me using the Email shown in the other Video if you like.
Hallo , schönes Video ! Kommt der zweite Teil ( Part II ) noch ?! VG
Hi I recently got a gravity knife from my grandfather and I can't find one that has a blade like it does, can I send I a few pictures and maybe tell me a little bit about it, thanks
Please write to kappmesser.fabrik@gmail.com
Are there any quality reproductions of these made today?
They just had to File 18+ Models of the same thing
Add This to the Why Bad list of the Windmill Cult
Great video
Hello. I have a WW2 Gravity knife, Smf, that has a blue logo on the wood. Can I show the pics to you? Perhaps you can tell me its origin. Ich danke Ihnen. Mike
Sure: kappmesser.fabrik@gmail.com
Great video! Thank you!
At 2.55 min mark it is mentioned that Type 1 Weyersburg knifes have two rivets for the spike spring.
I have Tipe 1 Weyersburg knife with only one rivet. What category would it go to? …..😉
Never seen that ....maybe the blade of an SMF knife was replaced by a WB blade.
Doesn’t look like anything was done to it , I can send you some pictures.
Kappmesser. Fabrik@gmail.com
@@divingeagletvI sent those pictures some time ago, …any chance to look at it ?
I did not see the English version of your book on the publisher site. Can I email you directly to order an English copy?
Kappmesser.fabrik@gmail.com
Outstanding,I just bought my first two, does anyone repair them,I'm missing parts on one
What’s the difference in the first two examples of the symbol on the spike? They look the same..
The Reichswehr eagle differs in shape from the Wehrmacht eagle. Please have another look. Let's say, the Wehrmacht eagle is much simpler with straight lines.
I have one from my Grandfather he was in the SS ... , always played with it as a kid, did not what it is :D. Best from Munich !
Hello! Great video. I have one, mine has a the "5" stamp on the spike, nothing on the blade. Not quite sure where it falls in the rareness field. Grandfather got if from a prison camp in Germany after the war ended. He was a Red Devil paratrooper.
RBNR on the spike? Then a standard type II SMF.
I thought I might have a find, but you have shown it's a post war production. Is there any value to it? It's illegal here in California.
Thanks for the video
Sure there is a value to it. The post war knives with wooden handles are rarer than the WW2 knives.
I got a first patern serial number 33 how much is it worth
Is possible to have SMF rostfrei but with type B arrow?
That would be a take down post war knife.
@@divingeagletv thank you! you saved me a lot of money
Peter super neues Video wär auch schön wenn du noch mal auf Deutsch machen würdest wär auch sehr interessant 👍🏻
ich werde mal überlegen. Ist immer viel Arbeit, Ton und Bild zu synchronisieren. Englisch mache ich deswegen, weil deutlich mehr internationales Interesse am Thema besteht. Aber Danke für den Hinweis.
do you know somone in the usa who can restore my gravity knife...my father found it at the Munich Air Base in April 1945...
Yes I do - send a mail to kappmesser.fabrik@gmail.com. Then we can talk.
@@divingeagletv
Kleine Frage
Restaurieren Sie lediglich Fallmesser um 1945 oder generell Fallmesser.
LG
@@flashii1232 Ich restauriere leider gar keine Fallmesser mehr.
Soligen Stahl ist die beste! I have several blades made in the Soligen Fabrik.
MB I - s 👍🏾 🇹🇯
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for God's sake back the mic up from your face
Hi, thank you i didnt know that the missing writing rostfrei is that rare, i got it today as a present, i was told that it costed around 400 euros, i was making sure that everything is ok, every marking was - unless the rostfrei, so i started to search that they are also Made from carbon steel, but didnt see example any where and now i see thanks to your video that its really True and it is more rare than i thought, and it is working! only the blade is wiggling and little bit rusty, but still it is in really good condition, i think it was worth it! Definitely nice thing to my collection:D, i dont know if you are answering to comments but can i get your email adress please and make 100% sure it is what i think it is? Thanks👍🏻😉
I forgot to say it is Type 1 Weyersberg with Co Solingen
Kappmesser.fabrik@gmail.com