A Royal Yugoslav Government and Police Officials Dagger c. 1940 - The dagger measures 412 mm, with the scabbard on, featuring a 263 mm nickel-plated steel blade, magnetic, remaining bright and crisp, with dull edges and having a semi-sharp tip. It exhibits faint scratches overall, common to extraction and return to the scabbard, rating better than very fine. The obverse of the blade is engraved with an ornate leafed floral design, while the reverse is engraved with a similar design flanking the cypher of Peter II (1934-1945) in the centre. The washer is silvered brass, along with the crossguard, with a push release for the scabbard in the centre of the crossguard on the obverse. Pumpkin-coloured celluloid grip features a series of four parallel ridges, fed with two rows of intertwined aluminum wire. The silvered brass pommel is designed with a multi-cord wrap look and has experienced contact marks on its neck and surface wear on its end. The grip is free of chipping, the dagger measuring 408 mm in length overall. The silvered brass scabbard is bedecked with ornate designs on the chape, on the bands and the immediate areas flanking the bands. There is a brass Yugoslav coat-of-arms, the version of which was used between 1918 and 1941, affixed to the obverse of the scabbard between the bands, engraved with a shield on the underside of the arms and the Royal crown above on the body of the scabbard. It comes with a stub-nosed finial, dual screws holding the throat in place, with contact marks evident throughout, measuring 295 mm in length. Very fine.
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A 1920's Royal Yugoslav Officer's Belt and Buckle A 1920's Royal Yugoslav Officer's Belt and Buckle - Buckle has a two-piece construction, nickel-plated base with a gilded bronze Royal Yugoslav coat-of-arms, 56.7 mm x 58 mm, maker marked "KOVNICA SORLINI VARAZDIN" on the clip on the reverse, on its 1,020 mm long Parade Belt, upper in red, white and blue embroidery interlaced with fine silver bullion, black wool backer, two-prong buckle and two buttons on the reverse, excellent quality, light contact on the buckle, 27 mm x 80 mm patch cut out of the black wool backer, one small green mark on the tab end, near extremely fine.
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Item EU7505 |
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A 1930's Yugoslavian Officer's Belt Buckle A 1930's Yugoslavian Officer's Belt Buckle - A three-piece belt buckle with the Royal Yugoslav coat-of-arms, the eagle insignia in silver on a brass coat-of-arms shield, all on a 57 mm x 58.3 mm octagonal silver base, with buckle clip and belt loop, extremely fine.
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Item EU7322 |
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A Second War Yugoslav Partisan's High Ranking Officer's Belt Buckle A buckle in tombac and aluminum (completely hand crafted, hand chiseled), 56mm wide and 78mm high, very well executed, with fine hand engraved details; attached to a heavy, high quality leather belt, 60mm high, with two attachments for hand granades; a large size belt, circa 1944 period manufacture. In worn condition, very fine overall and very scarce. Footnote: this type of the hand crafted belt buckles were produced in small quantities for high ranking Officer's during 1944-45 period; later buckles were machine produced starting in mid 1945. |
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Item EU13078 |
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A Royal Yugoslav Officer’s Belt with Buckle; circa 1920s Buckle in nickel-plated bronze, with a silvered Yugoslav two-headed eagle on a bronze gilt Royal Yugoslav coat-of-arms affixed to the front, on the right end, maker marked in Serbian "КОВНИЦА АД БЕОГРАД" (Belgrade Mint) on the reverse, the buckle measuring 56.5 mm x 58 mm. Belt is fabricated with a fine silvered bullion wire with three repeating rows in red, white and blue embroidery running the full length of the belt, the reverse of the belt fabricated in violet wool, the right end with a violet wool tab and folded over, housing the magnetic buckle and sewn in place, the left end with a violet wool tab and folded over, housing the silvered metal receiving clip and secured in place by a black button on the reverse, the button marked "ОФИЦИРСКА ЗАДРУГА" (Officers Co-Operative), the belt measuring 50 mm x 1,105 mm. Belt with light soiling on the upper and exhibiting extensive wear patches and mothing in the violet wool on the reverse, the buckle with very limited contact and wear. Better than very fine.
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Item EU12480 |