An Altered Royal Romanian Army Officers Dress Daggerconsign #41

A Michael I Royal Romanian Army Officers Dress Dagger - Romanian-made, measuring 265 mm in length with the scabbard on, this dagger has a chrome-plated steel blade, non-magnetic, double-edged diamond cross section, with un-sharpened edges and a semi-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 turning downward, black synthetic grip plates held in place on either side via two rivets, bronze-coloured cypher of Michael I on the obverse, an eagle's head forms the pommel with its red glass eyes intact, 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 215 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 scattered surface wear, sticker residue on the reverse and does not fit tight to the dagger, the scabbard measuring 176 mm in length. Very fine. (C:41)

A German Made Romanian Second War Army Officer's Dagger - overall length, approximately 30 com, with Carol cypher embedded into the handle, blade marked SOLINGEN, rusty, in good condition overall; much better quality then Romanian made daggers from the same period. (C:41)

A Royal Romanian Army General's Dagger by F.W. Holler Solingen; Only issued in the year 1932; German-made, measuring 258 mm in length with the scabbard on, this dagger has a silvered bronze blade, magnetic, double-edged diamond cross section, with un-sharpened edges and an extremely sharp tip, ornate design on both sides, the obverse with the cypher of Carol II in the middle of the design, the reverse with the Romanian coat-of-arms in the centre of the design, the reverse ricasso maker marked "F.W. HOLLER SOLINGEN", exhibiting scattered surface wear, the blade measuring 153 mm in length. The dagger has a bronze gilt crossguard, the quillon turning downward at one end and upward at the other, the obverse with the Romanian coat-of-arms, the reverse inscribed "NIHIL SINE DEO" (Nothing Without God), ivory grip with seven rows of wire wrap, the bronze gilt grip spine with the crowned cypher of Carol II above the left-facing bust of the monarch interlaced with a floral design, bronze gilt crowned eagle's head forms the pommel, a lateral ring hole at the back of the eagle's head with ring that would have attached to a portepee. Scattered gilt wear on the handle hardware, the ivory grip is loose fitting, the dagger measuring 247 mm in length. The scabbard is brass with a clip on the reverse for attachment to a belt, the scabbard measuring 163 mm in length. Very fine. (C:41)

A Michael I Royal Romanian Army Officers Dress Dagger - Romanian-made, measuring 256 mm in length with the scabbard on, this dagger has a chrome-plated steel blade, magnetic, double-edged diamond cross section, with un-sharpened edges and a dull tip, plain design, exhibiting contact marks, surface wear in the chrome and edge nicks, the blade measuring 149 mm in length. The dagger has a chrome-plated bayonet-style crossguard with a cast floral design, the quillon turning downward, black synthetic grip plates held in place on either side via two rivets, voided cypher of Michael I in bronze on the obverse, an eagle's head forms the pommel with its red glass eyes intact, 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 233 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 extensive surface wear and chrome loss, dents evident on the reverse, the scabbard fitting very loose versus the dagger and measuring 172 mm in length. Fine.(C:41)