Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk GTRexclude Founded April 16

Founded April 16

then placed on command to the 10th Reserve Battalion at Shoreham on June 23rd

12 mm x 45

0mm(width) x 58

2 mm (w) x 38 mm (h)

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk GTRexclude Founded April 16An extremely well preserved Soviet Navy officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 210 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The obverse ricasso bears Cyrillic initials for the (Zlatoust Tool Factory) and a manufacture date of 1954, while the reverse ricasso is etched with a serial number of N24764. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze upper