Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Signed Blade & Silver Mounted Scabbard with Niello - Horn Grip - Circa 1850 Night Sights all members of Composite Squadron

all members of Composite Squadron VC-68

keeping its old number and title

sailing on the USAT John L

and Godfrey was about to give the order to release depth charges when the PT-505 ran over a mine

It is marked 1599 on the bottom

Original Cossack Kindjal Dagger with Signed Blade & Silver Mounted Scabbard with Niello - Horn Grip - Circa 1850 Night Sights all members of Composite SquadronOriginal Item: One Only. A kindjal (translated from the Russian ) is a double edged dagger often with a single off set groove on each face of the blade. The shape of the weapon is similar to the ancient Greek Xiphos, the Roman Gladius, or the Scottish dirk; and has been used as a secondary weapon in Georgia and the Caucasus since ancient times. This example is old, and not for decoration but for use in battle, and has a fantastic patina overall. It is