Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive 014450" and marked "L"

014450" and marked "L"

along with copies of his Service Records and Letters Written to and by his Family

97mm (w) x 44

became commander in chief of land-based naval aviation in the South Pacific

which was followed shortly thereafter by a promotion to Brevet of Colonel on September 10

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive 014450" and marked "L"An 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