Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of State: Israeli Defense Forces Senior

State: Israeli Defense Forces Senior Paratrooper Badge (in chromed metal

Officer / 4th Class

then posted to the Machine Gun Cavalry Squadron onSeptember 20th

majority of wash has been lost to age

measuring 130 mm (w) x 320 mm (l) x 65 mm (h)

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk United Republic of State: Israeli Defense Forces SeniorAn 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