China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer's Dagger, C.1935 Auction Archive in preparation for the Normandy

in preparation for the Normandy landings

Private Palmer "paraded sick at Folkestone

on loop for suspension from its period original war-time ribbon

where he was to spend the next year

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer's Dagger, C.1935 Auction Archive in preparation for the NormandyMeasuring 385 mm in length with the scabbard on, nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, fuller in the middle of the blade on both sides, with dull edges and having a sharp tip, exhibiting the usual in and out runner marks and scattered surface wear, with surface rust evident near the tip on the obverse, the blade measuring 232 mm in length, rating near very fine, the dagger itself measuring 352 mm. Brass crossguard and ferrule, the latter held in place