Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk certificate_of_authenticity in finely toned silver gilt

in finely toned silver gilt with enamels

with the majority of the original backing present

photocopies of three newspaper articles announcing his death and assorted research material

dated with the Japanese Imperial year of 2597 (1937)

each breast of the tunic has a box-pleated patch pocket closed by reinforced button holes meeting silvered

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk certificate_of_authenticity in finely toned silver giltAn 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