Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of from the Flaggenleutnants (flag lieutenants)

from the Flaggenleutnants (flag lieutenants) of the fleet

148 mm x 209 mm)

Fabricated from a light brown cotton

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Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of from the Flaggenleutnants (flag lieutenants)An 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