The M-1945 Navy Dirk

 

 

M1945 Navy Dirk Technical Data

Designation:

кортик офихерский обр, 1945
(Officer Dirk, Model 1945)

Manufacturer:

Zlatoust

Year Adopted:

1945

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in service.
(Officially used from 1945-1991)

Weight:
     Dirk only:
     Dirk and Scabbard:
   
161 grams (5.7 ounces)
276 grams (9.75 ounces)
Length:
     Overall:
     Blade:
   
21 centimeters (8.26 inches)
32 centimeters (12.6 inches)

 

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Bibliography

Russian Edged Weapons, Polearms, and Bayonets 18th-20th centuries vol 2, by A. N. Kulinsky, published by Atlant,  St. Petersburg 2001