Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger Auction 7 - Operation and Maintenance

7 - Operation and Maintenance

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Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger Auction 7 - Operation and MaintenanceA well preserved Soviet Army officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 215 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and sharpened edges, the blade with both edges bevelled on both sides. The obverse ricasso bears an etched maker's mark of "" framed by a triangle ( = Zlatoust Tool Factory) above the manufacturing date "57" (1957), while the reverse ricasso is etched with the serial