Yesterday 11 May 2919, I took this to Leeds, England and signed it over to The Royal Armouries. In one way I’m pleased that this will be available for all to see and researchers to study, but I’m also very sad to see it go. At least it didn’t get destroyed by the Police. The curators at the museum seemed genuinely excited to receive it and all wanted a closer look. The Royal Armouries is an amazing museum of weaponry and well worth a visit.
JJ Cahill thank you for watching. Yesterday 11 May 2919, I took this to Leeds, England and signed it over to The Royal Armouries. In one way I’m pleased that this will be available for all to see and researchers to study, but I’m also very sad to see it go. At least it didn’t get destroyed by the Police. The curators at the museum seemed genuinely excited to receive it and all wanted a closer look.
B H till it was in my stepfather’s workshop on a shelf since he came back from the war. I first saw it in 1984. After he and my mother died, one of my brothers had it and brought it to me a few weeks ago. It’s probably had more attention since then than in the last 70 odd years.
Great bit of history there, a lovely looking knife. Real shame you can't keep it in your collection. The law truly is an ass. Thanks for sharing this Slick.
People need to rise up and usher in reforms that will restore freedoms! If the masses would do just that, we wouldn't see what we are seeing in our world today!
Nice video of a very nice knife indeed. Mine is an SMF second type (take down model). Makes it easy to clean, but also see the inner workings. Parts are numbered, etc. Here in the US, it is no problem to own one. Just some things you might not have known, but these knives were issued to paratroopers AND aircrews. The reason the front end is so solid, is because you could use it as a hammer to break canopies and the like. Postwar evolution of the gravity knife shows the front portion being made even larger and more oblong as to provide more striking force. The spike was to aid in untying knots. It was a handy multi-tool if you wil. Shown between my other knives, bayonets and daggers it is quite a boring thing to look at, but knowing its history definitely makes it more exciting!
I think many of these old bits of military kit look, and maybe even are, boring, but it’s absolutely the stories they tell that make them fascinating. I have it in mind to make a video of two 3rd pattern FS daggers. To look at, they’re almost identical, not just to each other, but to a million others, but each tells its own story of courage and daring.
Mississippi Knife Nut I’m gutted that it’s gone. Eventually it can be seen on line and in person at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England. I’ll be visiting it at some point.
Its a joke having a knife in the houseis deem Illegal but i think you can keep Militaria well i did when i was a kid i collected loads of bayonets you could buy them out of the Exchange and Mart
Government overreach has been standard in this country since the late 90s, not to mention unelected bodies having a say in how this society is run. People are sick of it and it will do the present government good to take notice.
I had one of these with green metal scales, I think. Same otherwise, spike and all. Quality was nothing to write home about other than to complain about it.
I wish I had one of those Eric, it would really make my collection! Thank you for letting us see it. Look after yourself, ok? Stay safe stay well everybody. 😷😷🤗❤️👍✌️👋🤘
Raymond Williams I was really sad to see it go, but even museums in the UK struggle to get permission to hold one of these in their collections. Swords, guns, cannons, flamethrowers even, but not gravity knives! It’s where our knife law really touches the absurd!
Carl Dean Pearson the MOD currently have 6,700 no8 .22 target rifles that they refuse to surplus and intend to shred them instead! Generations of people fired these as their first experience of shooting. This is shredding history!
I must say, this isone of the best knives ever made.The original models were highly engineered as was the way back then. Now we get useless copies. Uber Alles.
I’ve just been offered the same knife from a friend, but I now have second thoughts about buying it if at some point I can’t move it on, it’s a really nice example and he was giving it to me for £400. How much would it be worth if you don’t mind me asking?
I believe a first pattern in this condition is worth more like £2k, but, as I understand, they’re not legal to buy or sell, or even to own. However, I’m not a lawyer, so I may be completely wrong, though the various museums I contacted all confirmed it.
Annoyingly, it’s been in my family since the Second World War, but I’m an elected politician, and being caught in even a minor misdemeanour would be used against me. The Royal Armouries will give it a good home.
If anyone has any of these for sale please send me a message. I will buy them in any condition as long as they are original made between 1937-1945. I collect them and they are legal where I live. Thanks!
You’d think so, wouldn’t you, but there is no exemption for specifically banned ‘weapons’ in the U.K. The RAF museum declined to take it , as they couldn’t get an exemption, and even the Imperial War Museum said no. Only the Royal Armouries were able to take it on.
I currently have one on Wehrmacht Awards for review. The blade does retract however I it's so mint that it takes some effort and I don't want to risk any runner's marks on the perfect blade. www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-uniforms-and-equipment/daggers-and-edged-weapons-forum/11650449-gravity-knife-opinions-please
Imagine a country where the people tolerate police taking and destroying things as mediocre as knifes, and buying into that horseshit by getting rid of it
We live in a peaceful country, with an almost zero murder rate and an unarmed police force. Mainly, that is because we comply with the laws, even the stupid ones. This knife is now part of the best collection of arms in the UK and one of the best in the world. It’s not a terrible outcome.
You should have just kept it and kept your mouth shut.. these sell for close to $2000 and this one is in absolutely fantastic condition made by a fairly rare maker..
gringodog111 because, in my day job I’m in a position of trust and sit on various judicial and quasi-judicial boards and blatantly breaking a clear law would be hypocritical. Call me a fool, but I have principles plus a sense for self preservation.
@@slick_slicers Okay, well then I guess thats That.. thank you for letting us have a look at least. Its so Great to be American, and it seems like I'm reminded of that every other day now..Cheers
gringodog111 also, it’s now part of a world renowned collection and can be viewed by anyone with a serious interest. Unfortunately, it’s in Leeds which is a hell of a place to get to!
I Like German precision because my Family was been origin from Bavaria. But my grandfather was stand infront Nacis with Czechoslovak Army 135. Infantry But some German think was used. From WWI Mauser C96 etc. Uptoday exist to buy newier Version of thise KNIFE used today German Army Bundeswehr
I would love to buy it from you if possible as I am a Militaria collector and have been trying to obtain one of these for many year to add to my collection - they are as rare as hens teeth to get hold of - p.s I have contacted various antique weapons dealers and they told me that have sold these type of knifes as they are classified as antique collectors items
I’m not really an expert, but I believe that there are three main versions. This is the first pattern, probably the smartest and definitely the rarest. Unfortunately, it can’t be stripped for cleaning and maintenance, so the second pattern was introduced. It still had the walnut scales, but could be disassembled. From then on, they were made of green plastic, and continued in use in to the 60’s. British SOE also produced a copy, and there is an example in their museum in Beaulie in Hampshire, England. Others may have copied it too, but here in the U.K., these were banned in 1958, so we never really had them after that. It was a crying shame that I couldn’t keep this.
the models with dark olive green plastic handles had been made in Germany and were introduced in the german Bundedswehr for in 1963. They were very similiar to these german WWII models
@@slick_slicers Hi, just two main versions during WWII. (of course a few more details changed). No model with green plastic handle was produced during WWII ( just an english copy of the 1.model, but with black hardrubber/plastic handle-scales). The first model is more common than the second model, because of larger production quantity. So the second model is a little bit rarer ( and in my opinion smarter, too, because you can disassemble it ). Even in the 1950ies SMF produced these knives with nearly no differences for civil customers. in 1963 there were made german models in the style of the 2.model for the german Bundeswehr paratroopers . These postwar military models had olive plastic handle-scales and some differences to the Wehrmacht model..... Since 2003 these gravity knives are banned in Germany, too. One of the most insane laws. it is just a tool, no weapon. The refugees in Germany don´t use collectibles for their knife attacks, just cheap kitchen knifes. Why do they punish collectors?
Your country's laws are a joke! I don't understand why the citizens there in the UK don't push for reform! So stupid and pointless. On a different note, thank you for sharing this piece of history!
How can you claim to be free when you have to turn in your cutlery! And on the way you can be watched by cct cameras every step of the way to make sure you do.
Yesterday 11 May 2919, I took this to Leeds, England and signed it over to The Royal Armouries. In one way I’m pleased that this will be available for all to see and researchers to study, but I’m also very sad to see it go. At least it didn’t get destroyed by the Police. The curators at the museum seemed genuinely excited to receive it and all wanted a closer look. The Royal Armouries is an amazing museum of weaponry and well worth a visit.
That is a really cool knife!
That is a noble thing to do thank you. I
Leeds Armouries is 100% worth the effort to visit.
Btw: correction to your post: 2019.
Too bad, I would have bought that off you for good money.
Surprised they didn't have cooler knives in 2919. Kinda makes me doubt how cool the future will be.
Why wouldn't you just keep it and pass it down througb your family?
Thank you for sharing this piece of history! That's great it will be preserved in a museum rather than destroyed. Thanks again!
JJ Cahill thank you for watching. Yesterday 11 May 2919, I took this to Leeds, England and signed it over to The Royal Armouries. In one way I’m pleased that this will be available for all to see and researchers to study, but I’m also very sad to see it go. At least it didn’t get destroyed by the Police. The curators at the museum seemed genuinely excited to receive it and all wanted a closer look.
@@slick_slicers Outstanding donation! I can see it's a bit of a loss, as well...
Beautiful knife in a great condition for its age! Thank you for sharing this piece of history! 👍 🇳🇴
B H till it was in my stepfather’s workshop on a shelf since he came back from the war. I first saw it in 1984. After he and my mother died, one of my brothers had it and brought it to me a few weeks ago. It’s probably had more attention since then than in the last 70 odd years.
Truly an iconic knife. I'm glad it was saved from the garbage heap. Thanks for the show!
Great review! Great piece of History. Thank you for the history lesson.
ModernArnis I’m glad I had a chance to have for a short while.
A lovely piece of history. It's a shame you couldnt keep it.
Great bit of history there, a lovely looking knife. Real shame you can't keep it in your collection. The law truly is an ass. Thanks for sharing this Slick.
Interesting. Thank you for the chance to look at this knife up close.
Newier Version of this KNIFE Bundeswehr German Army
Great video mate I’m really glad it will be going to the museum.
Aaron Boyd it’s not my first choice, but a close second!
Slick Slicers indeed it’s a shame you can’t keep it as an antique but at least it will go on display.
Wow, less of a lesson about the German Paratrooper knife, and more about how ridiculous and weapons-phobic British law is. Lame.
Geo Mac indeed. I even struggled to give it away as most museums can’t hold it 😞
@@slick_slicers that's insane a ban on Knives? I live in the US here you can have whatever as long as you don't use it for deadly or harmful purposes.
German law is the same shit.
People need to rise up and usher in reforms that will restore freedoms! If the masses would do just that, we wouldn't see what we are seeing in our world today!
@@slick_slicers even museums? Lol it's just a freaking knife. Hardly different from a steak knife 🙄
Nice video of a very nice knife indeed. Mine is an SMF second type (take down model). Makes it easy to clean, but also see the inner workings. Parts are numbered, etc. Here in the US, it is no problem to own one. Just some things you might not have known, but these knives were issued to paratroopers AND aircrews. The reason the front end is so solid, is because you could use it as a hammer to break canopies and the like. Postwar evolution of the gravity knife shows the front portion being made even larger and more oblong as to provide more striking force. The spike was to aid in untying knots. It was a handy multi-tool if you wil. Shown between my other knives, bayonets and daggers it is quite a boring thing to look at, but knowing its history definitely makes it more exciting!
I think many of these old bits of military kit look, and maybe even are, boring, but it’s absolutely the stories they tell that make them fascinating. I have it in mind to make a video of two 3rd pattern FS daggers. To look at, they’re almost identical, not just to each other, but to a million others, but each tells its own story of courage and daring.
What an amazing piece of history
Mississippi Knife Nut I’m gutted that it’s gone. Eventually it can be seen on line and in person at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England. I’ll be visiting it at some point.
Very cool piece of history!! Thank you very much for sharing!
BigRedEDC I’ve a couple of other pieces I might do. Nothing special or unique, but interesting all the same.
@@slick_slicers I love the historical aspect!
I cannot believe the ridiculous laws you in the UK have to put up with.
Its a joke having a knife in the houseis deem Illegal but i think you can keep Militaria well i did when i was a kid i collected loads of bayonets you could buy them out of the Exchange and Mart
Government overreach has been standard in this country since the late 90s, not to mention unelected bodies having a say in how this society is run. People are sick of it and it will do the present government good to take notice.
I had one of these with green metal scales, I think. Same otherwise, spike and all. Quality was nothing to write home about other than to complain about it.
I wish I had one of those Eric, it would really make my collection! Thank you for letting us see it.
Look after yourself, ok?
Stay safe stay well everybody. 😷😷🤗❤️👍✌️👋🤘
Raymond Williams I was really sad to see it go, but even museums in the UK struggle to get permission to hold one of these in their collections. Swords, guns, cannons, flamethrowers even, but not gravity knives! It’s where our knife law really touches the absurd!
Great video. I have two gravity knifes. One with the "cleaning button" and one without.
Thank you for sharing this 🙏🏻
Carl Dean Pearson I’ve shared it with the nation now. Unfortunately, a year on, it still isn’t even viewable on their website, let alone on display.
Slick Slicers it’s unbelievable our laws are dismissing history... sad times my friend.
Carl Dean Pearson the MOD currently have 6,700 no8 .22 target rifles that they refuse to surplus and intend to shred them instead! Generations of people fired these as their first experience of shooting. This is shredding history!
I must say, this isone of the best knives ever made.The original models were highly engineered as was the way back then. Now we get useless copies. Uber Alles.
It was a great piece.
Uber alles
Imagine being afraid to keep that beautiful knife in your possession. Grow some balls, you gave away a treasure.
Damn that sucks that you can't keep it, it definitely is a keeper
It still sting, but I’m going to visit it next month!
Very interesting pall I don’t no about that design
I have an exactly same knife,in my contry(romania)the law is not so strict,fortunately
Alex Nemes in glad to hear you can keep yours. Here it’s a nightmare!
Ladies and gentlemen we found the hidden blade
I’ve just been offered the same knife from a friend, but I now have second thoughts about buying it if at some point I can’t move it on, it’s a really nice example and he was giving it to me for £400. How much would it be worth if you don’t mind me asking?
I believe a first pattern in this condition is worth more like £2k, but, as I understand, they’re not legal to buy or sell, or even to own. However, I’m not a lawyer, so I may be completely wrong, though the various museums I contacted all confirmed it.
@@slick_slicers Ok. Much appreciated 👍
Wow what a beatiful knife
Rich Klangen just a shame I can’t keep it 😢
@@slick_slicers yes that stupid
Annoyingly, it’s been in my family since the Second World War, but I’m an elected politician, and being caught in even a minor misdemeanour would be used against me. The Royal Armouries will give it a good home.
So silly that it's illegal.
Madness!
Why are the English frightened of little tiny harmless knives?😊
If anyone has any of these for sale please send me a message. I will buy them in any condition as long as they are original made between 1937-1945. I collect them and they are legal where I live. Thanks!
What is this knife worth with a missing latch?
you should be able to register it as a collectible. pay a fee to keep the queen happy, and not use it to impress the chicks.
You’d think so, wouldn’t you, but there is no exemption for specifically banned ‘weapons’ in the U.K. The RAF museum declined to take it , as they couldn’t get an exemption, and even the Imperial War Museum said no. Only the Royal Armouries were able to take it on.
Really? You brits got knifes banned? Damn and i tought that chilean weapons laws were strict.
don't even start me on our ridiculous laws! wait till you see my next video, out 27 Dec, about the Fox Baby Core!
u can’t have it in ur house like what the fuck
Ridiculous, I know!
I currently have one on Wehrmacht Awards for review. The blade does retract however I it's so mint that it takes some effort and I don't want to risk any runner's marks on the perfect blade.
www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-uniforms-and-equipment/daggers-and-edged-weapons-forum/11650449-gravity-knife-opinions-please
Imagine a country where the people tolerate police taking and destroying things as mediocre as knifes, and buying into that horseshit by getting rid of it
We live in a peaceful country, with an almost zero murder rate and an unarmed police force. Mainly, that is because we comply with the laws, even the stupid ones. This knife is now part of the best collection of arms in the UK and one of the best in the world. It’s not a terrible outcome.
@@slick_slicers Utter subservience to authoritarianism, George Orwell is spinning in his grave.
@@slick_slicers complying with laws is great; taking away individual freedoms is not.
Ban knives in the UK and the criminals will just throw acid on you 😟😟😟
You should have just kept it and kept your mouth shut.. these sell for close to $2000
and this one is in absolutely fantastic condition made by a fairly rare maker..
True, but I’m not in a position to do that.
@@slick_slicers why not?
gringodog111 because, in my day job I’m in a position of trust and sit on various judicial and quasi-judicial boards and blatantly breaking a clear law would be hypocritical. Call me a fool, but I have principles plus a sense for self preservation.
@@slick_slicers Okay, well then I guess thats That.. thank you for letting us have a look at least. Its so Great to be American, and it seems like I'm reminded of that every other day now..Cheers
gringodog111 also, it’s now part of a world renowned collection and can be viewed by anyone with a serious interest. Unfortunately, it’s in Leeds which is a hell of a place to get to!
Nice piece of German knife ingeniring. German Nazis Paratroopers under Luftwaffe ( Fallschirmjägers ) in German languege
Very sad that I don’t have it anymore, but at least it’s in an internationally renound reference collection.
I Like German precision because my Family was been origin from Bavaria. But my grandfather was stand infront Nacis with Czechoslovak Army 135. Infantry But some German think was used. From WWI Mauser C96 etc. Uptoday exist to buy newier Version of thise KNIFE used today German Army Bundeswehr
I would love to buy it from you if possible as I am a Militaria collector and have been trying to obtain one of these for many year to add to my collection - they are as rare as hens teeth to get hold of - p.s I have contacted various antique weapons dealers and they told me that have sold these type of knifes as they are classified as antique collectors items
Indiana Jones do you have an email address ?
Um just out of curiosity is there an American version with a green plastic handle and a screwdriver on the side
I’m not really an expert, but I believe that there are three main versions. This is the first pattern, probably the smartest and definitely the rarest. Unfortunately, it can’t be stripped for cleaning and maintenance, so the second pattern was introduced. It still had the walnut scales, but could be disassembled. From then on, they were made of green plastic, and continued in use in to the 60’s. British SOE also produced a copy, and there is an example in their museum in Beaulie in Hampshire, England. Others may have copied it too, but here in the U.K., these were banned in 1958, so we never really had them after that. It was a crying shame that I couldn’t keep this.
the models with dark olive green plastic handles had been made in Germany and were introduced in the german Bundedswehr for in 1963. They were very similiar to these german WWII models
@@slick_slicers Hi, just two main versions during WWII. (of course a few more details changed). No model with green plastic handle was produced during WWII ( just an english copy of the 1.model, but with black hardrubber/plastic handle-scales). The first model is more common than the second model, because of larger production quantity. So the second model is a little bit rarer ( and in my opinion smarter, too, because you can disassemble it ).
Even in the 1950ies SMF produced these knives with nearly no differences for civil customers. in 1963 there were made german models in the style of the 2.model for the german Bundeswehr paratroopers . These postwar military models had olive plastic handle-scales and some differences to the Wehrmacht model.....
Since 2003 these gravity knives are banned in Germany, too. One of the most insane laws. it is just a tool, no weapon. The refugees in Germany don´t use collectibles for their knife attacks, just cheap kitchen knifes. Why do they punish collectors?
Your country's laws are a joke! I don't understand why the citizens there in the UK don't push for reform! So stupid and pointless.
On a different note, thank you for sharing this piece of history!
The problem is, here most people like being treated like babies. It makes them feel safe!
Who is here from battlefield 5?
I am here because of Day of Infamy.
How can you claim to be free when you have to turn in your cutlery! And on the way you can be watched by cct cameras every step of the way to make sure you do.
Have you got an Instagram channel mate.
paddys potato peelers yes, but it’s in my own name so I keep it knife free. Any particular reason?
Boring click bait. Waste of time. Blah, blah, blah.
Care to explain that comment?