Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of and an old 23 mm

and an old 23 mm wide strip of sticky tape running along the obverse and reverse of the left side

followed by the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard

majority of wash has been lost to age

Officer / 4th Class

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of and an old 23 mmAn 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