Dagger of a High Officer of the Bulgarian Communist Army
Click here to view this lot Dagger of a High Officer of the Bulgarian Communist Army, period, under the dictatorship of Todor Jivkov, the man of the USSR.Double edged steel blade with a central groove, blunt.White handle with brass ornaments, brass hilt and pommel (Soviet star).Steel scabbard with double ring, brass ornaments (portraying a lion and the Palace of the Communist Party).Brass chain and belt hook.White strap with three colored stripes, brass buckle with a lion surmounted by the Soviet star.Dagger length 32.7 cmBlade length 23.3 cm Sheath length 25.3 cmTotal length 35 cm.Strap length 112 cmVery good condition, with a few normal signs of wear due to its age. Curiously, Todor Jivkov, the Bulgarian dictator, had Wallachian origins, that is, Romanian, similarly to the other dictator of East Europe, Nicolae Ceausescu.Click here to visit Catawiki Read More