Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Hold Fireman 1st Class Fred L

Fireman 1st Class Fred L

Elizabeth Yuang

with synthetic undersides finished in black and moss green respectively

1882 in Chatham

this is an early Kriegsmarine dagger

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Hold Fireman 1st Class Fred LAn 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