This is repro of famous knife NR-40 which was Soviet combat knife made from 1940--until 1960, in 1943 was made also NR-43 with plastic handle..all information you can find on wikipedia..This knife probably also carry other east block countries : Poland, Ukraina, Czechoslovakia, Rumunia, Hungary East Germany...in Poland was modificate to Noża Szturmowego wz. 55 and in Czechoslovkia to VO-7 paratrooper knife...This knife carry also famous The 2nd Czech-Slovak Parachute Brigade in the USSR was a Czech-Slovak exile military unit in the Soviet Union. The majority of her team consisted of former members of the 1st Slovak Infantry Division, who were captured by Soviet troops on October 30, 1943 near Melitopol. The unit also participated in the Carpathian-Dukla operation and the SNP in Slovakia.
Knife is usable also these day is lightweight,safety, easy resharp carbon steel blade in field, easy restore, use with firesteel, use as flint with charcloth quartz..very good spine for perforate, scandi oldschool look,..wood sheath,leather belt loop, black painted for night actions, Nice usable piece of War-History.
overal size-263mm
blade-152mm
thikness blade--2,6mm
steel--high carbon steel
handle : wood, oak,beech, birch, maple
sheat: wood with steel guard on the and...
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