Slovakia, I Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits Auction olive coloured cotton reinforcement strip

olive coloured cotton reinforcement strip sewn to the bottom of the tongue

while the 128 pages of photographic plates are printed in black ink

20 mm x 63 mm)

the obverse marked “TAUTENHEYN”

with a functional spring catch with stud release and dual functional hinges

Slovakia, I Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits Auction olive coloured cotton reinforcement stripA rare and very well preserved Slovakian Air Force pilots dagger measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of WLASZOVITS, TS, but the blade is otherwise plain It sits securely within a matte brass upper crossguard with a ribbed outer circumference, which features double sided circular medallions