Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits, C. 1935 United Republic of 5 cm (w) x 25

5 cm (w) x 25 cm (l) x 20 cm (h) (inclusive of spike)

Shiga Badge for the Visit of Prince Nashimoto to the Fire Brigade in Shiga Prefecture (gilt insignia centred on a silver base

minor soiling is evident to the interior liner

The officer on the right is General of the Artillery Christian Hansen

with insert housing a red recessed medal bed

Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits, C. 1935 United Republic of 5 cm (w) x 25A rare and very well preserved Czechoslovakian Air Force pilots dagger, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of WLASZOVITS for the famous ts based blade manufacturer, while the reverse bearing a code of ZI 35 flanking a Czechoslovak national lion. It sits securely within a matte brass