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

date on reverse central medallion is loose and missing enamels

consisting of a gilded zink alloy spring clip with dual loops

one cap badge and one collar tab with a bent lug and the other one lost to time

There is evidence of machine-stitched repairs and minor soiling

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