China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger certificate_of_authenticity he was sent to camp

he was sent to camp at Sydney

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/25” for Rudolf Relling

tear to the right of Trolle

otherwise it remains extremely fine

Class - in gilded bronze

China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger certificate_of_authenticity he was sent to campOften abbreviated as the NRA, the group was the military arm of the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party) from 1925 until 1947. With a large degree of variation in the overall quality of these daggers produced, this example 40 cm in overall length with scabbard on and a blade length of 27 cm respectively. Blade is in nickel plated steel displays no rush, only standard wear from insertion into scabbard. The gilt brass crossguard that sits