Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger - Kuomintang 16th Century Magazine Lee-Enfield Converted Mark IV

Magazine  Lee-Enfield Converted Mark IV at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in 1909

Floorplate marked +

though some of the rawhide stiffeners have damage

More on the 2nd Infantry Division - Indianhead

so this example is quite nice

Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger - Kuomintang 16th Century Magazine Lee-Enfield Converted Mark IVOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare example of the type of dress dagger that was approved for wear by officers of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army () at the time of the Sino Japanese war of 1937 1945. Often abbreviated as the NRA, the group was the military arm of the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party) from 1925 until 1947. These officer's daggers were both finely and crudely made, with a great deal of variation