Russia Officer's Dagger - Golden St. George's... Lot n° 414

Not factory assembled. Officer's dagger - Golden St. George's weapon "For bravery". Total length - 399mm. The length of the blade with the handle (without sheath) is 360mm. Blade length without handle - 257mm. The width of the blade at the heel is 17mm. Sheath length - 292mm. The blade is straight, tetrahedral. Decorated with Alexander III monogram on one side, on the other side there is an image of a double-headed eagle under a crown, under which is placed the mark of the Zlatoust arms factory "Злат.Ор.Фабр.". The hilt consists of a handle and a crosshair. The handle is brass, oval in cross-section, with transverse grooves. The pommel of the handle is spherical, decorated on both sides with a belt with the image of a laurel branch. The end part of the pommel ends with a flat nut with a protruding rim, in the center of which there is a miniature enamel image of the sign of the Order of St. George (there is no medallion). The badge of the order is not an invoice; it is a single unit with the pommel nut. The crosshair is straight, with ends bent in different directions. On both sides of the crosshairs there is the inscription “For Bravery”/"За Храбрость". Much of the original gilding on the hilt has been preserved. The scabbard is original with black leather and brass plates decorated with laurel branches. With the native St. George lanyard.; Condition-I-II