Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Auction Archive The second postcard illustrates Lieutenant

The second postcard illustrates Lieutenant Immelmann and Captain Boelcke

with a central Geneva Cross bearing dates “1940-1945”

loss of gilt overtime

He entered the Second World War as a reserve officer and once again he was posted to the front

on ring and suspended from period original triangular ribbon

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Auction Archive The second postcard illustrates LieutenantAn 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 sharpened edges. The obverse ricasso bears Cyrillic initials for the (Zlatoust Tool Factory) and a manufacture date of 1954, while the reverse ricasso is etched with a serial number of N24764. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze upper