Russia, Soviet Union. A Soviet Army Officer’s Dirk Hold patina and light contact marks

patina and light contact marks

well polished

1946 that he was "extremely neat in appearance

with a 45 mm wide red wool band around its circumference

Russia, Soviet Union. A Soviet Army Officer’s Dirk Hold patina and light contact marksAn extremely well preserved Soviet Army officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 215 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges. The obverse ricasso bears an etched makers mark of , along with a manufacture date of 57 (1957). The reverse ricasso is stamped with a serial number of 07631. The blade is set securely into the upper crossguard, presenting with hooked