An Altered Royal Romanian Army Officers Dress Dagger
An Altered Royal Romanian Army Officers Dress Dagger - Romanian-made, measuring 263 mm in length with the scabbard on, this dagger has a chrome-plated steel blade, magnetic, double-edged diamond cross section, with sharpened edges and a very sharp tip, plain design, exhibiting light contact, the blade measuring 132 mm in length. The dagger has a chrome-plated bayonet-style crossguard with a cast floral design, the quillon having been severed, black synthetic grip plates held in place on either side via two rivets, voided bronze-coloured cypher of Carol I on the obverse, an eagle's head forms the pommel with its red glass eyes intact, the chrome having worn off the crossguard and the pommel in places, exposing the bronze base, a lateral ring hole below the eagle's head but is missing the squarish ring that would have attached to a portepee, the dagger measuring 218 mm in length. The scabbard is chrome-plated and comes with a ball finial, a clip on the obverse for attachment to a belt, with light contact overall, sticker residue evident on the obverse, the scabbard fitting loose versus the dagger and measuring 175 mm in length. Fine. (C:41)