China, Republic. A Chinese Kuomintang Army Officer's Dagger, C. 1944 Buy Now with white filler on lion

with white filler on lion

extensive gilt loss

initially seeing service in the conquest of German Samoa

The band features a twisted rope-like design and the interior of the ring is marked “SCOTT KAY” and “19K 800”

China, Republic. A Chinese Kuomintang Army Officer's Dagger, C. 1944 Buy Now with white filler on lionMeasuring 400 mm in length with the enameled scabbard on, nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, fuller in the middle of the blade on both sides, exhibiting scattered surface wear, with the blade measuring 250 mm in length. With a steel crossguard and ferrule, the latter held in place by a screw on the reverse, pitting evident on the reverse of the crossguard, the handle in faux tortoise shell and wrapped in rows of twisted wire, and enamels over the