China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger Auction Archive missing its lid

missing its lid

all three silver

surrounded by the inscription "JOHANN FRIEDRICH BÖTTGER" inside a full wreath of laurel leaves

reverse shows coat of arms

5 mm inclusive of its wreath of linden leaves suspension

China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger Auction Archive missing its lidOften 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