Dagger, Fighting, SOUTHERN & RICHARDSON, with Scabbard, USM6, MILSCO 1943
€1,395.00
Tax included
Great genuine WWII private purchase hunting dagger, featuring a 6.7-inch-long, double-edged blade.
Manufactured by Southern & Richardson in Sheffield, England.
Excellent overall condition; comes in some original USM6 leather scabbard, featuring strengthening pieces consisting of two rectangular metal plates fastened by four rivets, which keep the leather parts together. Fastening of these pieces is also ensured by rivets and a strong sewn seam.
Staples reinforce the top of the sheath on which the hilt rests. Snap fastener of securing strap is in working order. The scabbard can be attached onto the M1936 belt thanks to the bent-wire hook. Markings U.S. M6Milsco1943 are clearly visible on the front.
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