Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk certificate_of_authenticity second he listed his father

second he listed his father Friedrich

in finely toned silver gilt with enamels

who served in the 1st Company of the Kradschützen (motorcycle mounted infantryman) Battalion 3

dated with the Japanese Imperial year of 2597 (1937)

torn along top connection to pinback with clasp

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk certificate_of_authenticity second he listed his fatherAn 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