Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Hold the announcement appearing in the

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 29764 of Tuesday

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surrounded by a ring of red enamels with silver gilt lettering reading “Furchtlos und trew”

Victory Medal (1540 PTE

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Hold the announcement appearing in theAn 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 1954, while the reverse ricasso is etched with a serial number of N24764. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze upper