Russia, Soviet Union. A Soviet Army Officer’s Dirk Archive A Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross

A Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross

Footnote: Gunner William Dore is listed on the medal roll of the Montreal Battalion Garrison Artillery

(Main Entrepreneur Grün & Bilfinger A

In February 1916

Russia, Soviet Union. A Soviet Army Officer’s Dirk Archive A Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit CrossAn extremely well preserved Soviet Army officers dirk, measuring 340 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 57 (1957). The reverse ricasso is stamped with a serial number of 07631. The blade is set securely into the upper crossguard, presenting with hooked