Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits, C. 1935 Auction Moore: / I am directed

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Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits, C. 1935 Auction Moore: / I am directedA rare and very well preserved Czechoslovakian Air Force pilots dagger, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of WLASZOVITS for the famous ts based blade manufacturer, while the reverse bearing a code of ZI 35 flanking a Czechoslovak national lion. It sits securely within a matte brass