RUSSIAN RARE WWI AVIATOR PILOT DAGGER Period Nicolas II (1894 -1917)

Lotto 346
4 0005 000
wooden hilt decorated with the Emperor Nicholas II’s cypher and the insignia of the Order of St Anne in enamel, engraved on both sides ‘Za khrabrost (For Bravery)’; steel blade engraved with the imperial eagle and Nicholas II’s cypher, dated 1907; leather dagger scabbard with three ormolu fittings, applied with the double-headed eagle, Cyrillic hallmark ‘Shaf et fils, St. Petersburg’ for the firm ‘V.N. Schaff et fils’ (1823-1915), Supplier to the Court of His Imperial Majesty L. circa 42 cm Condition: signs of wear


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