Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Hold SS men in a rowing

SS men in a rowing competition

many with inscriptions on the reverse

measuring 30 mm x 21 mm

located in Peshawar was originally commissioned as an operational airfield in 1922

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 29764 of Tuesday

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Hold SS men in a rowingAn 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