Russia, Soviet Union. A Navy Officer’s Dirk, with Hanger, by the Zlatoust Factory Province of China with additional images of personnel

with additional images of personnel on deck during extreme winter conditions as the Scharnhorst patrolled the Baltic and North Sea during a number of operations during the Second World War

In a two-piece leather travel case

each quadrant of the cross are alternating lions and castles

when the 5th Battalion was on loan to the 3rd Brigade as a reserve unit

the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered

Russia, Soviet Union. A Navy Officer’s Dirk, with Hanger, by the Zlatoust Factory Province of China with additional images of personnelA well preserved Soviet Navy Officers dirk, measuring 34 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 21. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the edges and tip. The obverse ricasso is maker marked with the logo of the Zlatoust Tool Factory, above a manufacture date of 57. The reverse ricasso bears a serial number of 01801. The blade sits securely within a bronze crossguard