Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Soviet Navy Officer’s Dirk With Hanger GTRexclude Heye joined the Army in

Heye joined the Army in 1888 and subsequently became a member of the German General Staff

reverse with address patch

he had only a few years to show his ability and he was weakened by ill health

measuring 30 mm x 54 mm

named to Rolf Sachtleben (b

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Soviet Navy Officer’s Dirk With Hanger GTRexclude Heye joined the Army inAn 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 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 E07233. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze