Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits, C. 1935 GTRexclude dated September 1938

dated September 1938

each measuring 92 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) and in extremely fine condition

set around a 30 mm-long magnetic medal bar with a horizontal pinback

McClain had been stationed at San Diego

connected together with bands secured in place with dual rivets along each side

Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits, C. 1935 GTRexclude dated September 1938A rare and very well preserved Czechoslovakian Air Force pilots dagger, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of WLASZOVITS for the famous ts based blade manufacturer, while the reverse bearing a code of ZI 35 flanking a Czechoslovak national lion. It sits securely within a matte brass