Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Auction and Victory Medal (57991 S

and Victory Medal (57991 S

6 Casualty Clearing Station the same day

Footnote: Gordon Stewart Brown was born on April 14

with the individual characters "R

issued for services rendered during the Napoleonic Wars

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1954 Soviet Naval Officer’s Dirk Auction and Victory Medal (57991 SAn extremely well preserved Soviet Navy officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 210 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The obverse ricasso bears Cyrillic initials for the (Zlatoust Tool Factory) and a manufacture date of 1954, while the reverse ricasso is etched with a serial number of N24764. The blade sits firmly within the gilded bronze upper