Original French M1833 Naval Boarding Dirk with Original Scabbard Century Both barrel bands and the

Both barrel bands and the butt plate however bear the "Hammer" marking of Tula arsenal

they would oxidize over time

Research indicates that this vessel was an East Indiaman merchant vessel

The blade shows much of the original factory final polish grind cross grain

With the end of the Cold War in 1992 Soviet military equipment subsidies ended and Vietnam began the use of hard currency and barter to buy weapons and equipment

Original French M1833 Naval Boarding Dirk with Original Scabbard Century Both barrel bands and theOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a scarce example of the French M1833 Naval dirk. Manufactured using blades from obsolete socket bayonets at the Manufacture d'armes Chatellerault, around 24,000 were produced for use by boarding parties. In October 1915, 10,500 of these dirks were issued to French troops as trench daggers. This example is in great shape with a clear Naval anchor inspection stamp on the crossguard. The ricasso of the 6 blade