History
Examples of pantographic knives with patent markings D.R.G.M. (Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster) indicate production in Germany during the war, but do not imply military issue. Although this design predates WWII, Records of German paratroopers having genuinely issued pantographic knives have not surfaced. To complicate identification, samples made with German army markings (brass handles with text in English language) seem to be post war (1948) marketing attempts capitalizing on the term Paratrooper.
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