Russia, Soviet Union. A 1990 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk With Hanger Auction Archive 1994 it was integrated with

1994 it was integrated with six other independent forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)

scattered paint chipping and surface rust

surmounted by the Austrian imperial crown and crossed swords

accompanied by their 10 mm x 36 mm ribbon bar and 3

04 mm (w) x 41

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1990 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk With Hanger Auction Archive 1994 it was integrated withAn extremely well preserved Soviet naval officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 215 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges. The obverse ricasso bears an etched makers mark of , along with a Pegasus logo and manufacture date of 1990. The reverse ricasso is stamped with a serial number of 239107. The blade is set securely into the upper crossguard,