Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive 97mm (w) x 44

97mm (w) x 44

became commander in chief of land-based naval aviation in the South Pacific

along with copies of his Service Records and Letters Written to and by his Family

He trained as a modeller with the Hutschenreuther company

014450" and marked "L"

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive 97mm (w) x 44An 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