Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger United Republic of an entrance way to the

an entrance way to the building in the centre with crossed Japanese flags framing it

along with the Croix de Guerre with bronze star from the French Government in the field

date on reverse central medallion is loose and missing enamels

measuring 14 mm (w) x 25

His skills were soon needed elsewhere

Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger United Republic of an entrance way to theA 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