Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive the reverse blank

the reverse blank

with folding crease and various creases

65 mm (h - inclusive of crown)

Brock Willett of Chambly-Canton

with both the upper and lower crossguards featuring eight notches

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive the reverse blankAn extremely well preserved Red Army officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 215 mm long nickel plate magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi shapened edges. The obverse ricasso bears Cyrillic initials for the (Zlatoust Tool Factory) and a manufacture date of 58 for 1958, while the reverse ricasso is etched with a serial number of 608517. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze upper