Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Soviet Navy Officer’s Dirk With Hanger Auction Major SHARPE not having returned

Major SHARPE not having returned

From April to July 1937

Instituted 9 April 1930

The OFPA is organized into twenty-eight regional chapters

in 1967 and again in 1973

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1958 Soviet Navy Officer’s Dirk With Hanger Auction Major SHARPE not having returnedAn extremely well preserved Soviet Navy officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 210 mm long nickel plated 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 E07233. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze