Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger United Republic of one cap badge and one

one cap badge and one collar tab with a bent lug and the other one lost to time

The interior of the case features felt inlays on the inside of the lid

” for “Rudolf Karneth” on the reverse

His skills were soon needed elsewhere

date on reverse central medallion is loose and missing enamels

Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger United Republic of one cap badge and oneA well preserved Soviet Army 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 sharpened edges, the blade with both edges bevelled on both sides. The obverse ricasso bears an etched maker's mark of "" framed by a triangle ( = Zlatoust Tool Factory) above the manufacturing date "57" (1957), while the reverse ricasso is etched with the serial