Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive accompanied by French troops

accompanied by French troops

1962 changed the term ""Colonial"" to ""Overseas""

with both the upper and lower crossguards featuring eight notches

with dual visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place

Lyon of Tantallon Lodge

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Red Army Officer’s Dirk Archive accompanied by French troopsAn 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