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Originally Posted by knightwarrior
Your welcome Chris. I bought the second model in Texas for 40 or 50 u$ two years ago.
In my opinion, the second model is better than the third one made by Eickhorn
http://www.lbainternational.com/eickhorn/mk_ll80.htm
There were a LL80 model made under Colt's brand, with black plastic body.
This pic is mine. You can compare the GGK with a regular knife (a training knife) and a Police Spyderco.
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Thats great sir, thanks for the information. I am going to keep my eye out for a couple of these. I guess when I get home I'll take a couple more pictures of some knives I have in my collection. I should add to this thread as opposed to just asking questions. Thanks again though.
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Originally Posted by Barbarian
You've got quite a collection, MVP. Very cool.
I'd never found out. He never liked talking about it. Also I was a kid, and didn't know enough to ask that type of thing. I'm going to talk to Dad and fill out a sf-180 to see what I can find out. I guess that's the best way to go about it, anyway.
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You might be able to request more information from other areas as well. There's a great amount of research information available just through the internet. NARA might be a place to start?
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Originally Posted by MVP
ThX Barabrian.
Chris, there are four major German versions of the gravity knives and 1 brit. When the W. Germans re-created their airborne forces in after 1950 they created a new knife that is much trimmer without the marlin spike having black handle scales. It cannot be taken apart and they had a funny little door that was frequently broken off (top knife in this photo). The LL80 types are really weak, the locking latch spring rides against the back of the blade when it is out but does not lock the blade. it can be pushed back into the handle witha moderate amount of force. When I first saw the LL80 in the little market/Garden shop on Markstrasse in Tolz I was told they were made for tourists... The Brit version was only made during WWII and is a virtual copy of the German type with the addition of checkering to the handle. I believe all five types are shown in FJ Stephens book "Fighting Knives". There is a large amount of additional background information in the German language book "German trench knives and fighting knives" I cannot think of the exact title just this minute but it is written in fairly high German making reading a bit slow.
All of the German knives I have seen are marked on the blades but the only listing of codes (post war) I know of is in the German language book.
MVP
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I really appreciate the information sir, you definitely answered a lot of questions I was contemplating when looking at the differences between them. I'd like to check out that books which you mentioned as well. I really appreciate all the responses, lots of great information on the gravity knives. Thanks again gentleman.