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O.S.O.K.
03-18-2011, 03:04 PM
Kinda big. But it works good and feels pretty good in your hand. The blade sharpened up nice with a few passes through my ceramic sharpener. This one is green with an awl.

I was under the impression that it would be a bit smaller/lighter.

But it's cool and I like it regardless.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5537621639_9ac0314783.jpg

Richard Simmons
03-18-2011, 03:23 PM
Sweet! That's one type of knife I haven't gotten into yet. Is it an OFW made or Eickhorn? Those are about the only two makers I can recall at the moment.

O.S.O.K.
03-18-2011, 03:57 PM
Scales are marked "BUND" on one side which is denoting the military nature of this I think and the blade has "W" over "Mf". Got it from Keep Shooting.

Man, I remember that Sportsmans Guide or somebody had these for like $9.99 or something. Should have bought a bunch then...

old Grump
03-18-2011, 04:01 PM
German Bundeswehr Military "Fallschirmjager" Paratrooper Type 4 FkM Gravity Knife

aliceinchains
03-18-2011, 06:23 PM
Scales are marked "BUND" on one side which is denoting the military nature of this I think and the blade has "W" over "Mf". Got it from Keep Shooting.

Man, I remember that Sportsmans Guide or somebody had these for like $9.99 or something. Should have bought a bunch then...




Nice knife ! The list never ends of what we should have bought back then LOL!

O.S.O.K.
03-18-2011, 06:41 PM
Nice knife ! The list never ends of what we should have bought back then LOL!

Isn't that the truth!

Let's see:

1) the e-block steel AK mags - I did buy a bunch - $2 and $4ish each in two orders but I should have gotten a lot more the first time.
2) Cheap milsurp ammo of all flavors - it was so cheap! Even at the time.
3) AK Kits with barrels for $100 and less
4) 10 for $490 Romanian M69 .22 trainers - remember that one?
5) same kind of deals on Mosin Nagant's
6) $100 garands... that one kills me - I did get in on it though at $250...
7) $75 SKS's


hmmm - there are lots more.

O.S.O.K.
03-18-2011, 06:52 PM
Found this: The guy says it's made by BUND... but I couldn't find any reference on a google search to "BUND" being a manufacturer... But this knife is marked like mine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xjsyAFSl6s&feature=player_embedded

Bluntforce
03-19-2011, 01:16 AM
Found this: The guy says it's made by BUND... but I couldn't find any reference on a google search to "BUND" being a manufacturer... But this knife is marked like mine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xjsyAFSl6s&feature=player_embedded

If that's the one I saw before, some schmuck in the comments says who the manufacturer is in the usual 'three year old little bitch, I'm going to be as pricky as I can' way that is SOP on that faggy site.

O.S.O.K.
03-19-2011, 10:24 AM
I didn't see the bitchy comment (though I know exactly what you mean) but there was one that indicated that the manufacturer is "*Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik"

Other comments were that the BUND is short for Bunderswher - which is just German for army.

O.S.O.K.
03-19-2011, 10:33 AM
Check this out - this guy made his own gravity knife - German guy that wanted a legal easy open knife:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVQpbFOxTbo&feature=related

Penguin
03-19-2011, 11:28 AM
Got to hand it to the german. That is some good thinking. Interisting designs. Before this tread I had only heard about gravity knives in reading gun laws. I didn't know what one was.

ubersoldate
03-19-2011, 05:15 PM
Great knife! Ive had the same one for years and years....