Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle French Edged Weapons The ribbon does not show

The ribbon does not show any sign of having been used to hang a Ritterkreuz in the past

The plastic handle is in great shape

but could be used for display guns

Body is extruded steel with blue-black finish

Two battalions joined the Marine Raiders on New Georgia

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle French Edged Weapons The ribbon does not showOriginal Item: Only One Available. Worn in the breast pocket of the Paratrooper M 1942 Jump Jacket, these knives were intended for paratroopers to cut their parachute cords and anything else if they got entangled during a jump. All of the versions are quite rare and hard to find, partly because they continued to be used after the war, and simply wore out. This wonderful example offered in very good functional condition is marked on the base of the