Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of measuring 67 mm x 83

measuring 67 mm x 83 mm

Crew of U-26 That Had Just Been Decorated with the Iron Cross 2nd Class (printed in black ink on a white card stock

Fabricated from a light brown cotton

and Gulf and Kuwait Medal (rhodium-plated copper and zinc alloy

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of measuring 67 mm x 83An 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