Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.2 Hook-Bill Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle & Post-War Lanyard Lee-Enfield (SMLE) making this a highly attractive

making this a highly attractive example

indicating little to no use

The handle is still solidly attached to the blade

Short served before

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.2 Hook-Bill Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle & Post-War Lanyard Lee-Enfield (SMLE) making this a highly attractiveOriginal Item. Only One Available. Worn in the breast pocket of the Paratrooper M2 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 example has a patent date of January 30th, 1940, and has a post war added lanyard. The greatest