Russia, Soviet Union. A Soviet Navy Officer’s Dirk With Hanger, C. 1954 GTRexclude "It was as fine a

"It was as fine a piece of work as I ever saw in my life

the lid with a gold inscription of “HANDELSKAMMER FÜR DEN FREISTAAT BRAUNSCHWEIG” (“CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE FREE STATE OF BRAUNSCHWEIG”)

that Kinnear was a "good map reader and field sketcher" and that he had "knowledge of Mechanical Engineering"

retaining both reverse attachment prongs

Russia, Soviet Union. A Soviet Navy Officer’s Dirk With Hanger, C. 1954 GTRexclude "It was as fine aA very well preserved Soviet Navy Officers dirk, measuring 345 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 215 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges. The obverse ricasso bears an etched makers mark of , along with a manufacture date of 1954. The reverse ricasso is stamped with a serial number of N26119. The blade is set securely into the upper crossguard, presenting with hooked quillons