China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger Auction Archive Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Cap Badge (white metal

missing its lid

joined through the arms by clusters of oak leaves

Light contract

China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger Auction Archive Duke of Cornwall's Light InfantryOften abbreviated as the NRA, the group was the military arm of the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party) from 1925 until 1947. With a large degree of variation in the overall quality of these daggers produced, this example 40 cm in overall length with scabbard on and a blade length of 27 cm respectively. Blade is in nickel plated steel displays no rush, only standard wear from insertion into scabbard. The gilt brass crossguard that sits