Russia, Soviet Union. A 1953 Naval Officer’s Dirk certificate_of_authenticity light contract

light contract

and Ukrainian Cossacks' Cross with Swords (in bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

marked "MADE IN ETHIOPIA" and maker marked "B

Sternum high

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1953 Naval Officer’s Dirk certificate_of_authenticity light contractAn extremely well preserved Soviet Navy officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 210 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The obverse ricasso bears Cyrillic initials for the (Zlatoust Tool Factory) and a manufacture date of 1953, while the reverse ricasso is etched with a serial number of N02496. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze upper