Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of then posted to the Machine

then posted to the Machine Gun Cavalry Squadron onSeptember 20th

and Combatant's Cross

measuring 130 mm (w) x 320 mm (l) x 65 mm (h)

majority of wash has been lost to age

Officer / 4th Class

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of then posted to the MachineAn 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